How To Install php-symfony-security on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-security on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-symfony-security
php-symfony-security is:
The Symfony Security Component makes it possible to easily separate authorization logic from user providers that hold the users credentials. It ships with facilities for authenticating using HTTP basic or digest authentication, interactive form login or X.509 certificate login. Furthermore it optionally also allows an application to implement its own authentication strategies. In addition the component contains an advanced ACL system and provides ways to authorize authenticated users based on their roles.
Symfony is a PHP framework, a set of tools and a development methodology.
There are three methods to install php-symfony-security on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-security 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-security using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-security
Install php-symfony-security Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-security using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-symfony-security
Install php-symfony-security 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-security using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-security
How To Uninstall php-symfony-security on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-symfony-security package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-security
Uninstall php-symfony-security And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-symfony-security and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-symfony-security
Remove php-symfony-security Configurations and Data
To remove php-symfony-security configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-security
Remove php-symfony-security configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-symfony-security configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-security
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-security package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
