How To Install php-xml-htmlsax3 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xml-htmlsax3 on Ubuntu 20.04. php-xml-htmlsax3 is SAX parser for HTML and other badly formed XML documents

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xml-htmlsax3 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is php-xml-htmlsax3

php-xml-htmlsax3 is:

php-xml-htmlsax3 provides an API very similar to the native PHP XML extension (https://www.php.net/xml), allowing handlers using one to be easily adapted to the other.

The key difference is php-xml-htmlsax3 will not break on badly formed XML, allowing it to be used for parsing HTML documents.

There are three methods to install php-xml-htmlsax3 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-xml-htmlsax3 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-xml-htmlsax3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-xml-htmlsax3

Install php-xml-htmlsax3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-xml-htmlsax3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-xml-htmlsax3

Install php-xml-htmlsax3 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-xml-htmlsax3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-xml-htmlsax3

How To Uninstall php-xml-htmlsax3 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the php-xml-htmlsax3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-xml-htmlsax3

Uninstall php-xml-htmlsax3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-xml-htmlsax3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-xml-htmlsax3

Remove php-xml-htmlsax3 Configurations and Data

To remove php-xml-htmlsax3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-xml-htmlsax3

Remove php-xml-htmlsax3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-xml-htmlsax3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-xml-htmlsax3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xml-htmlsax3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.