How To Install php8.2-gmp on Debian 12

Learn how to install php8.2-gmp on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php8.2-gmp is GMP module for PHP

Introduction

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

What is php8.2-gmp

php8.2-gmp is:

This package provides the GMP 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 php8.2-gmp 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-gmp 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-gmp using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install php8.2-gmp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php8.2-gmp

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

sudo aptitude -y install php8.2-gmp

How To Uninstall php8.2-gmp on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove php8.2-gmp

Uninstall php8.2-gmp And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove php8.2-gmp Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php8.2-gmp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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