How To Install php-intl on Ubuntu 20.04

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

Introduction

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

What is php-intl

php-intl is:

This package provides a Internationalisation 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-intl 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-intl 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-intl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-intl

Install php-intl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-intl

Install php-intl 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-intl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-intl

How To Uninstall php-intl on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-intl

Uninstall php-intl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-intl

Remove php-intl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-intl

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

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

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

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Summary

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