How To Install php7.0-xml on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.0-xml on Debian 9.

What is php7.0-xml

php7.0-xml is:

This package provides the DOM, SimpleXML, WDDX, XML, and XSL module(s) 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.

There are three methods to install php7.0-xml 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 php7.0-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 php7.0-xml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php7.0-xml

Install php7.0-xml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php7.0-xml using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php7.0-xml

Install php7.0-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 php7.0-xml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php7.0-xml

How To Uninstall php7.0-xml on Debian 9

To uninstall only the php7.0-xml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php7.0-xml

Uninstall php7.0-xml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php7.0-xml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php7.0-xml

Remove php7.0-xml Configurations and Data

To remove php7.0-xml configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php7.0-xml

Remove php7.0-xml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php7.0-xml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php7.0-xml

Dependencies

php7.0-xml have the following dependencies:

• php-common

References

• php7.0-xml website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.0-xml package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.