How To Install php8.2-xdebug on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-xdebug on Debian 12.
What is php8.2-xdebug
php8.2-xdebug is:
The Xdebug extension helps you debugging your script by providing a lot of valuable debug information. The debug information that Xdebug can provide includes the following:
* stack traces and function traces in error messages with:
- full parameter display for user defined functions
- function name, file name and line indications
- support for member functions
* memory allocation
* protection for infinite recursions
Xdebug also provides:
* profiling information for PHP scripts
* script execution analysis
* capabilities to debug your scripts interactively with a debug client
There are three methods to install php8.2-xdebug 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-xdebug 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-xdebug using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php8.2-xdebug
Install php8.2-xdebug Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php8.2-xdebug using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php8.2-xdebug
Install php8.2-xdebug 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-xdebug using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php8.2-xdebug
How To Uninstall php8.2-xdebug on Debian 12
To uninstall only the php8.2-xdebug package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php8.2-xdebug
Uninstall php8.2-xdebug And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php8.2-xdebug and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php8.2-xdebug
Remove php8.2-xdebug Configurations and Data
To remove php8.2-xdebug configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php8.2-xdebug
Remove php8.2-xdebug configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php8.2-xdebug configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php8.2-xdebug
Dependencies
php8.2-xdebug have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-xdebug package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.