How To Install php-bcmath on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-bcmath on Ubuntu 20.04. php-bcmath is Bcmath module for PHP [default]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-bcmath on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is php-bcmath

php-bcmath is:

This package provides a Bcmath module 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.

This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default PHP version (currently 7.4).

There are three methods to install php-bcmath on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php-bcmath Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-bcmath using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-bcmath

Install php-bcmath Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-bcmath using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-bcmath

Install php-bcmath 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install php-bcmath using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-bcmath

How To Uninstall php-bcmath on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the php-bcmath package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-bcmath

Uninstall php-bcmath And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-bcmath and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-bcmath

Remove php-bcmath Configurations and Data

To remove php-bcmath configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-bcmath

Remove php-bcmath configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-bcmath configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-bcmath

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-bcmath package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.