How To Install php-symfony-polyfill-php82 on Debian 12

Learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-php82 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php-symfony-polyfill-php82 is Symfony polyfill backporting some PHP 8.2+ features to lower PHP versions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-php82 on Debian 12.

What is php-symfony-polyfill-php82

php-symfony-polyfill-php82 is:

This component provides features added to PHP 8.2 core:

  • AllowDynamicProperties
  • SensitiveParameter
  • SensitiveParameterValue
  • Random\Engine
  • Random\Engine\CryptoSafeEngine
  • Random\Engine\Secure

There are three methods to install php-symfony-polyfill-php82 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-php82 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-php82 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-polyfill-php82

Install php-symfony-polyfill-php82 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-polyfill-php82 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-polyfill-php82

Install php-symfony-polyfill-php82 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-php82 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-polyfill-php82

How To Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-php82 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the php-symfony-polyfill-php82 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-polyfill-php82

Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-php82 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-php82 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-php82

Remove php-symfony-polyfill-php82 Configurations and Data

To remove php-symfony-polyfill-php82 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-polyfill-php82

Remove php-symfony-polyfill-php82 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-symfony-polyfill-php82 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-polyfill-php82

Dependencies

php-symfony-polyfill-php82 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-php82 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.