How To Install php-timer on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-timer on Ubuntu 20.04. php-timer is Utility class for timing

Introduction

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

What is php-timer

php-timer is:

PHP_Timer is a utility class for timing used by PHPUnit. PHPUnit is a unit testing suite for the PHP language, modelled on the xUnit testing framework.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-timer

Install php-timer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-timer

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-timer

How To Uninstall php-timer on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-timer

Uninstall php-timer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-timer

Remove php-timer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-timer

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

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

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

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Summary

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