How To Install php-xml on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xml on Debian 11.
What is php-xml
php-xml is:
This package provides a DOM, SimpleXML, WDDX, XML, and XSL module for PHP.
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default PHP version (currently 7.4).
There are three methods to install php-xml on Debian 11. 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-xml 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-xml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-xml
Install php-xml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-xml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-xml
Install php-xml 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-xml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-xml
How To Uninstall php-xml on Debian 11
To uninstall only the php-xml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-xml
Uninstall php-xml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-xml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-xml
Remove php-xml Configurations and Data
To remove php-xml configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-xml
Remove php-xml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-xml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-xml
Dependencies
php-xml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xml package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
