How To Install smarty4 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install smarty4 on Debian 12.
What is smarty4
smarty4 is:
Smarty is a template engine for PHP. More specifically, it facilitates a manageable way to separate application logic and content from its presentation.
Smarty 3.1 is a departure from 2.0 compatibility. Most notably, all backward compatibility has been moved to a separate class file named SmartyBC.class.php. If you require compatibility with 2.0, you will need to use this class.
There are three methods to install smarty4 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 smarty4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install smarty4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install smarty4
Install smarty4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install smarty4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install smarty4
Install smarty4 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 smarty4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install smarty4
How To Uninstall smarty4 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the smarty4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove smarty4
Uninstall smarty4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall smarty4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove smarty4
Remove smarty4 Configurations and Data
To remove smarty4 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge smarty4
Remove smarty4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove smarty4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smarty4
Dependencies
smarty4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install smarty4 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
