How To Install php8.2-ast on Debian 12

Learn how to install php8.2-ast on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php8.2-ast is AST extension for PHP 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-ast on Debian 12.

What is php8.2-ast

php8.2-ast is:

This extension exposes the abstract syntax tree generated by PHP 7.

There are three methods to install php8.2-ast 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-ast 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-ast using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php8.2-ast

Install php8.2-ast Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php8.2-ast using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php8.2-ast

Install php8.2-ast 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-ast using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php8.2-ast

How To Uninstall php8.2-ast on Debian 12

To uninstall only the php8.2-ast package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php8.2-ast

Uninstall php8.2-ast And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php8.2-ast and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php8.2-ast

Remove php8.2-ast Configurations and Data

To remove php8.2-ast configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php8.2-ast

Remove php8.2-ast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php8.2-ast configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php8.2-ast

Dependencies

php8.2-ast have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-ast package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.