How to Install and Uninstall php-cli Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 07,2024

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

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "php-cli" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install php-cli on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall php-cli on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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-cli package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: php-cli
Source: php-defaults (94+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+2)
Priority: optional
Section: php
Installed-Size: 25
Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 2:8.3+94+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+2
Depends: php8.3-cli
Filename: pool/main/p/php-defaults/php-cli_8.3+94+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+2_all.deb
Size: 7692
MD5sum: ceca2a6a05d87248541cff87ce9d9d4f
SHA1: 1e2e386ea092c02711ae2d5571699f63417a7239
SHA256: de0c4538e6814eff3d407e982b9db4bde0b7dfbfd6a9092b813a90b2ad87dce6
Description: command-line interpreter for the PHP scripting language (default)
Description-md5: 4eafe3357c185a17703749eb4c986140

Package: php-cli
Architecture: all
Version: 2:8.1+92ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: php
Source: php-defaults (92ubuntu1)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 25
Depends: php8.1-cli
Filename: pool/main/p/php-defaults/php-cli_8.1+92ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 3234
MD5sum: 5fb3a24fde47119a93697d126ead9e87
SHA1: efa8a5d894ea5736c6140fdb54d4e4d45c94e57b
SHA256: 1dcc3e885ee855e23edf3bda7bcd11bd5c49cee56e71a4f30e2fd766c0fa5275
SHA512: 2c217681a37266599f94e73fbd45ab8d02a063a74e8d520875809f47ce880dc2790bc314633e653f461b212099b5d90518cf02f4675ce9263d7917d3835bd717
Description: command-line interpreter for the PHP scripting language (default)
Description-md5: 232467ad58970134c89120381a7f5586