How to Install and Uninstall php-dev Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 12,2024

You can also install and uninstall the php-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "php-dev" package

Learn how to install php-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "php-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall php-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the php-dev package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: php-dev
Source: php-defaults (94+0~20240205.51+debian12~1.gbp6faa2e)
Version: 2:8.3+94+0~20240205.51+debian12~1.gbp6faa2e
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Installed-Size: 19
Depends: php8.3-dev
Priority: optional
Section: php
Filename: pool/main/p/php-defaults/php-dev_8.3+94+0~20240205.51+debian12~1.gbp6faa2e_all.deb
Size: 4252
SHA256: 0f8b903b7f5b7704157e08362afb894d3a73392a003fd41264ded88f94f70801
SHA1: e7c4c109fe5cdb54b7490b9447706379b54c5cdd
MD5sum: 830b94fda7029647a5a0f863238dd0dc
Description: Files for PHP module development (default)
Headers and other PHP needed for compiling additional modules.
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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.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on latest stable
PHP version (currently 8.3).
Description-md5: 4840bebad862af7983d39f4b6565265a

Package: php-dev
Source: php-defaults (93)
Version: 2:8.2+93
Installed-Size: 19
Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Architecture: all
Depends: php8.2-dev
Description: Files for PHP module development (default)
Description-md5: a4b22e7db87ab8183c5792bfe27ee884
Section: php
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/php-defaults/php-dev_8.2+93_all.deb
Size: 4044
MD5sum: 24c2ddd9180df6c444ea164a11b77574
SHA256: 7fa273fbaf72d3d62c38a383c84d2995d36999fa859eebd8571df619b9a9727d