How To Install php7.2-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.2-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php7.2-common
php7.2-common is:
This package provides the documentation, examples and common 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 php7.2-common 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 php7.2-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php7.2-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php7.2-common
Install php7.2-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php7.2-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php7.2-common
Install php7.2-common 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 php7.2-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php7.2-common
How To Uninstall php7.2-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php7.2-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php7.2-common
Uninstall php7.2-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php7.2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php7.2-common
Remove php7.2-common Configurations and Data
To remove php7.2-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php7.2-common
Remove php7.2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php7.2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php7.2-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.2-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
