How To Install php8.1 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 on Ubuntu.
What is php8.1
php8.1 is:
This package is a metapackage that, when installed, guarantees that you have at least one of the four server-side versions of the PHP interpreter installed. Removing this package won’t remove PHP from your system, however it may remove other packages that depend on this one.
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 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php8.1
Install php8.1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php8.1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php8.1
Install php8.1 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php8.1
How To Uninstall php8.1 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the php8.1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php8.1
Uninstall php8.1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php8.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php8.1
Remove php8.1 Configurations and Data
To remove php8.1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php8.1
Remove php8.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php8.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php8.1
Dependencies
php8.1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.