How to Install and Uninstall php7.4-dev Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the php7.4-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "php7.4-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install php7.4-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "php7.4-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall php7.4-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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3. Information about the php7.4-dev package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: php7.4-dev
Source: php7.4
Version: 1:7.4.33-8+0~20230904.88+debian12~1.gbp87c414
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Installed-Size: 4718
Depends: autoconf (>= 2.63), automake (>= 1.11), libpcre2-dev (>= 10.30), libssl-dev, php7.4-cli (>= 1:7.4.33-8+0~20230904.88+debian12~1.gbp87c414), php7.4-common (= 1:7.4.33-8+0~20230904.88+debian12~1.gbp87c414), pkg-config, shtool, libtool (>= 2.4.6-0.1~)
Recommends: pkg-php-tools
Suggests: dh-php
Homepage: http://www.php.net/
Priority: optional
Section: php
Filename: pool/main/p/php7.4/php7.4-dev_7.4.33-8+0~20230904.88+debian12~1.gbp87c414_amd64.deb
Size: 427760
SHA256: e159f076b977a4cbef70f7216a0e42e890ea5f54fa4b4b41465d81b4b69b56a5
SHA1: 79fe6aaa5179e56eb35e6d3a69c97b24fc066264
MD5sum: fc1581bb8c370eb37e05cbedbfacbcbe
Description: Files for PHP7.4 module development
This package provides the files from the PHP7.4 source 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.
Description-md5: fc4a53afcd3fc7524c3a0ca041cc5239