How To Install php-yaml 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-yaml on Ubuntu.
What is php-yaml
php-yaml is:
PHP extension adding support for YAML 1.1 (YAML Ain’t Markup Language) serialization using the LibYAML library.
There are three methods to install php-yaml 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-yaml 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-yaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-yaml
Install php-yaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-yaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-yaml
Install php-yaml 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-yaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-yaml
How To Uninstall php-yaml on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the php-yaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-yaml
Uninstall php-yaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-yaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-yaml
Remove php-yaml Configurations and Data
To remove php-yaml configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-yaml
Remove php-yaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-yaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-yaml
Dependencies
php-yaml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-yaml package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.