How To Install php-uuid on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-uuid on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is php-uuid
php-uuid is:
A thin wrapper around libuuid from the ext2utils project
There are three methods to install php-uuid 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-uuid 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-uuid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-uuid
Install php-uuid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-uuid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-uuid
Install php-uuid 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-uuid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-uuid
How To Uninstall php-uuid on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the php-uuid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-uuid
Uninstall php-uuid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-uuid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-uuid
Remove php-uuid Configurations and Data
To remove php-uuid configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-uuid
Remove php-uuid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-uuid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-uuid
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-uuid package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
