How To Install php-symfony-polyfill-php83 on Debian 12

Learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-php83 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php-symfony-polyfill-php83 is Symfony polyfill backporting some PHP 8.3+ features to lower PHP versions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-php83 on Debian 12.

What is php-symfony-polyfill-php83

php-symfony-polyfill-php83 is:

This component provides features added to PHP 8.3 core:

  • json_validate

There are three methods to install php-symfony-polyfill-php83 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-php83 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-php83 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-polyfill-php83

Install php-symfony-polyfill-php83 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-polyfill-php83 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-polyfill-php83

Install php-symfony-polyfill-php83 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-php83 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-polyfill-php83

How To Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-php83 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the php-symfony-polyfill-php83 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-polyfill-php83

Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-php83 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-php83 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-php83

Remove php-symfony-polyfill-php83 Configurations and Data

To remove php-symfony-polyfill-php83 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-polyfill-php83

Remove php-symfony-polyfill-php83 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-symfony-polyfill-php83 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-polyfill-php83

Dependencies

php-symfony-polyfill-php83 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-php83 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.