How To Install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype on Debian 12

Learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php-symfony-polyfill-ctype is Symfony polyfill for ctype functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype on Debian 12.

What is php-symfony-polyfill-ctype

php-symfony-polyfill-ctype is:

This component provides ctype_* functions to users who run php versions without the ctype extension.

The Symfony Polyfill project backports features found in the latest PHP versions and provides compatibility layers for some extensions and functions. It is intended to be used when portability across PHP versions and extensions is desired.

Symfony is a PHP framework, a set of tools and a development methodology.

There are three methods to install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype

Install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype

Install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype

How To Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-ctype on Debian 12

To uninstall only the php-symfony-polyfill-ctype package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-polyfill-ctype

Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-ctype And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-ctype and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-symfony-polyfill-ctype

Remove php-symfony-polyfill-ctype Configurations and Data

To remove php-symfony-polyfill-ctype configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-polyfill-ctype

Remove php-symfony-polyfill-ctype configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-symfony-polyfill-ctype configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-polyfill-ctype

Dependencies

php-symfony-polyfill-ctype have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-ctype package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.