How To Install php-net-socket on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-socket on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is php-net-socket
php-net-socket is:
Net_Socket is a class interface to TCP sockets. It provides blocking and non-blocking operation, with different reading and writing modes (byte-wise, block-wise, line-wise and special formats like network byte-order ip addresses).
There are three methods to install php-net-socket 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-net-socket 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-net-socket using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-net-socket
Install php-net-socket Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-net-socket using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-net-socket
Install php-net-socket 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-net-socket using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-net-socket
How To Uninstall php-net-socket on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the php-net-socket package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-net-socket
Uninstall php-net-socket And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-net-socket and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-net-socket
Remove php-net-socket Configurations and Data
To remove php-net-socket configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-net-socket
Remove php-net-socket configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-net-socket configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-net-socket
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-socket package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
