How To Install php-text-captcha on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-text-captcha on Debian 9.
What is php-text-captcha
php-text-captcha is:
. Implementation of CAPTCHAs (completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart)
There are three methods to install php-text-captcha 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-text-captcha 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-text-captcha using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-text-captcha
Install php-text-captcha Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-text-captcha using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-text-captcha
Install php-text-captcha 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-text-captcha using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-text-captcha
How To Uninstall php-text-captcha on Debian 9
To uninstall only the php-text-captcha package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-text-captcha
Uninstall php-text-captcha And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-text-captcha and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-text-captcha
Remove php-text-captcha Configurations and Data
To remove php-text-captcha configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-text-captcha
Remove php-text-captcha configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-text-captcha configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-text-captcha
Dependencies
php-text-captcha have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-text-captcha package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.