How To Install php-symfony-polyfill-util on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-util
on Debian 9.
What is php-symfony-polyfill-util
php-symfony-polyfill-util is:
This component provides binary-safe string functions, using the mbstring extension when available.
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-util
on Debian 9. 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-util 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-util
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-polyfill-util
Install php-symfony-polyfill-util Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-polyfill-util
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-symfony-polyfill-util
Install php-symfony-polyfill-util 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-util
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-polyfill-util
How To Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-util on Debian 9
To uninstall only the php-symfony-polyfill-util
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-polyfill-util
Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-util And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-util
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-symfony-polyfill-util
Remove php-symfony-polyfill-util Configurations and Data
To remove php-symfony-polyfill-util
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-polyfill-util
Remove php-symfony-polyfill-util configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-symfony-polyfill-util
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-polyfill-util
Dependencies
php-symfony-polyfill-util have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-util
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.