How To Install php-symfony-polyfill 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-symfony-polyfill on Ubuntu.

What is `php-symfony-polyfill`

php-symfony-polyfill is:

The Symfony Polyfill project backports features found in the latest PHP versions and provides compatibility layers for some extensions and functions. It is intended to be used when portability across PHP versions and extensions is desired.

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

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

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

Install php-symfony-polyfill Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-polyfill

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-polyfill

How To Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-polyfill

Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove php-symfony-polyfill Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-symfony-polyfill have the following dependencies:

References

php-symfony-polyfill website

Summary

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