How To Install php-symfony-filesystem on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-filesystem on Ubuntu 20.04. php-symfony-filesystem is basic filesystem utilities

Introduction

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

What is php-symfony-filesystem

php-symfony-filesystem is:

The Symfony Filesystem Component provides basic utilities to work with the filesystem, like creating directories, removing files or adding symlinks.

Symfony is a PHP framework, a set of tools and a development methodology.

There are three methods to install php-symfony-filesystem 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-symfony-filesystem 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-symfony-filesystem using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-filesystem

Install php-symfony-filesystem Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-filesystem

Install php-symfony-filesystem 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-symfony-filesystem using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-filesystem

How To Uninstall php-symfony-filesystem on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-filesystem

Uninstall php-symfony-filesystem And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-symfony-filesystem

Remove php-symfony-filesystem Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-filesystem

Remove php-symfony-filesystem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-filesystem

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Summary

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