How To Install php8.2-libvirt-php on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-libvirt-php on Debian 12.
What is php8.2-libvirt-php
php8.2-libvirt-php is:
libvirt-php is a php module that provides PHP bindings for libvirt virtualization toolkit and therefore you can access libvirt directly from your PHP scripts with no need to have virt-manager or libvirt-based CLI/GUI tools installed.
There are three methods to install php8.2-libvirt-php 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-libvirt-php 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-libvirt-php using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php8.2-libvirt-php
Install php8.2-libvirt-php Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php8.2-libvirt-php using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php8.2-libvirt-php
Install php8.2-libvirt-php 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-libvirt-php using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php8.2-libvirt-php
How To Uninstall php8.2-libvirt-php on Debian 12
To uninstall only the php8.2-libvirt-php package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php8.2-libvirt-php
Uninstall php8.2-libvirt-php And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php8.2-libvirt-php and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php8.2-libvirt-php
Remove php8.2-libvirt-php Configurations and Data
To remove php8.2-libvirt-php configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php8.2-libvirt-php
Remove php8.2-libvirt-php configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php8.2-libvirt-php configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php8.2-libvirt-php
Dependencies
php8.2-libvirt-php have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-libvirt-php package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
