How To Install php-bcmath on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-bcmath on Ubuntu.
What is php-bcmath
php-bcmath is:
This package provides a Bcmath module for PHP.
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default PHP version (currently 8.1).
There are three methods to install php-bcmath on Ubuntu. 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-bcmath 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-bcmath using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-bcmath
Install php-bcmath Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-bcmath using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-bcmath
Install php-bcmath 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-bcmath using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-bcmath
How To Uninstall php-bcmath on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the php-bcmath package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-bcmath
Uninstall php-bcmath And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-bcmath and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-bcmath
Remove php-bcmath Configurations and Data
To remove php-bcmath configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-bcmath
Remove php-bcmath configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-bcmath configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-bcmath
Dependencies
php-bcmath have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-bcmath package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.