How To Install php8.1-mbstring 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 php8.1-mbstring on Ubuntu.
What is php8.1-mbstring
php8.1-mbstring is:
This package provides the MBSTRING module(s) 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.
There are three methods to install php8.1-mbstring 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 php8.1-mbstring Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php8.1-mbstring using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php8.1-mbstring
Install php8.1-mbstring Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php8.1-mbstring using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php8.1-mbstring
Install php8.1-mbstring 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 php8.1-mbstring using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php8.1-mbstring
How To Uninstall php8.1-mbstring on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the php8.1-mbstring package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php8.1-mbstring
Uninstall php8.1-mbstring And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php8.1-mbstring and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php8.1-mbstring
Remove php8.1-mbstring Configurations and Data
To remove php8.1-mbstring configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php8.1-mbstring
Remove php8.1-mbstring configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php8.1-mbstring configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php8.1-mbstring
Dependencies
php8.1-mbstring have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.1-mbstring package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.