How To Install php-symfony-serializer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-serializer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-symfony-serializer
php-symfony-serializer is:
The Symfony Serializer Component can be used to serialize PHP objects into array structures or other formats like XML and JSON. It also supports deserializing of XML and JSON back to PHP objects.
Symfony is a PHP framework, a set of tools and a development methodology.
There are three methods to install php-symfony-serializer 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-serializer 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-serializer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-serializer
Install php-symfony-serializer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-serializer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-symfony-serializer
Install php-symfony-serializer 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-serializer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-serializer
How To Uninstall php-symfony-serializer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-symfony-serializer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-serializer
Uninstall php-symfony-serializer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-symfony-serializer 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-serializer
Remove php-symfony-serializer Configurations and Data
To remove php-symfony-serializer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-serializer
Remove php-symfony-serializer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-symfony-serializer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-serializer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-serializer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
