How To Install php8.2-apcu on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-apcu on Debian 12.
What is php8.2-apcu
php8.2-apcu is:
The APCu is userland caching: APC (Alternative PHP Cache) stripped of opcode caching after the deployment of Zend OpCache in PHP 5.5 as the primary solution to opcode caching in future versions of PHP.
The APCu is a fast solution for userland caching (and dumping) of PHP variables locally, it is not distributed like MemcacheD, but they can be used together for optimal caching.
There are three methods to install php8.2-apcu on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install php8.2-apcu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php8.2-apcu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php8.2-apcu
Install php8.2-apcu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php8.2-apcu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php8.2-apcu
Install php8.2-apcu 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 php8.2-apcu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php8.2-apcu
How To Uninstall php8.2-apcu on Debian 12
To uninstall only the php8.2-apcu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php8.2-apcu
Uninstall php8.2-apcu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php8.2-apcu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php8.2-apcu
Remove php8.2-apcu Configurations and Data
To remove php8.2-apcu configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php8.2-apcu
Remove php8.2-apcu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php8.2-apcu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php8.2-apcu
Dependencies
php8.2-apcu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-apcu package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
