How To Install php-geoip on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-geoip on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is php-geoip
php-geoip is:
This PHP module allows you to find the location of an IP address - City, State, Country, Longitude, Latitude, and other information as all, such as ISP and connection type.
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There are three methods to install php-geoip 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-geoip 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-geoip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-geoip
Install php-geoip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-geoip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-geoip
Install php-geoip 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-geoip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-geoip
How To Uninstall php-geoip on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the php-geoip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-geoip
Uninstall php-geoip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-geoip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-geoip
Remove php-geoip Configurations and Data
To remove php-geoip configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-geoip
Remove php-geoip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-geoip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-geoip
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-geoip package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
