How To Install php-xml-rpc2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xml-rpc2 on Debian 9.
What is php-xml-rpc2
php-xml-rpc2 is:
XML_RPC2 is a pear package providing XML_RPC client and server services. XML-RPC is a simple remote procedure call protocol built using HTTP as transport and XML as encoding. As a client library, XML_RPC2 is capable of creating a proxy class which exposes the methods exported by the server. As a server library, XML_RPC2 is capable of exposing methods from a class or object instance, seamlessly exporting local methods as remotely callable procedures.
There are three methods to install php-xml-rpc2 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-xml-rpc2 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-rpc2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-xml-rpc2
Install php-xml-rpc2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-xml-rpc2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-xml-rpc2
Install php-xml-rpc2 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-rpc2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-xml-rpc2
How To Uninstall php-xml-rpc2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the php-xml-rpc2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-xml-rpc2
Uninstall php-xml-rpc2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-xml-rpc2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-xml-rpc2
Remove php-xml-rpc2 Configurations and Data
To remove php-xml-rpc2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-xml-rpc2
Remove php-xml-rpc2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-xml-rpc2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-xml-rpc2
Dependencies
php-xml-rpc2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xml-rpc2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.