How to Install and Uninstall php-decimal Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "php-decimal" package

This is a short guide on how to install php-decimal on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                php-decimal
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "php-decimal" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall php-decimal on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                php-decimal
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the php-decimal package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: php-decimal
Version: 1.4.0-2+0~20211113.7+debian10~1.gbp25456a
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Debian PHP PECL Maintainers
Installed-Size: 9
Pre-Depends: php-common (>= 2:69~)
Depends: php8.1-decimal
Homepage: http://pecl.php.net/package/decimal
Priority: optional
Section: php
Filename: pool/main/p/php-decimal/php-decimal_1.4.0-2+0~20211113.7+debian10~1.gbp25456a_amd64.deb
Size: 2272
SHA256: c1df56b5c07c2a708279e231bae7c027267c4a1c2af1ce8fc97af4e744b4b193
SHA1: ba11d1965e286542c622364c952812ece5158256
MD5sum: 4223538c88151c8a487238a3ca253bd5
Description: Arbitrary precision floating-point decimal for PHP
Adds support for correctly-rounded arbitrary precision decimal floating-point
arithmetic in PHP.
Description-md5: 826c89625a33d1b8f57005150458bad5