How To Install php-symfony-polyfill-php72 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-php72 on Debian 12.
What is php-symfony-polyfill-php72
php-symfony-polyfill-php72 is:
This component provides functions unavailable in releases prior to PHP 7.2:
- is_iterable
- stream_isatty
- utf8_encode
- utf8_decode
- mb_ord
- mb_chr
- mb_scrub
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-php72 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-php72 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-php72 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-polyfill-php72
Install php-symfony-polyfill-php72 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-polyfill-php72 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-symfony-polyfill-php72
Install php-symfony-polyfill-php72 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-php72 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-polyfill-php72
How To Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-php72 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the php-symfony-polyfill-php72 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-polyfill-php72
Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-php72 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-php72 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-php72
Remove php-symfony-polyfill-php72 Configurations and Data
To remove php-symfony-polyfill-php72 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-polyfill-php72
Remove php-symfony-polyfill-php72 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-symfony-polyfill-php72 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-polyfill-php72
Dependencies
php-symfony-polyfill-php72 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-php72 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
