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

Last updated: May 12,2024

You can also install and uninstall the php-mbstring 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-mbstring" package

Please follow the steps below to install php-mbstring on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall php-mbstring on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                php-mbstring
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the php-mbstring package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: php-mbstring
Source: php-defaults (94+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+2)
Priority: optional
Section: php
Installed-Size: 14
Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 2:8.3+94+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+2
Depends: php-common, php8.3-mbstring
Filename: pool/main/p/php-defaults/php-mbstring_8.3+94+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+2_all.deb
Size: 7238
MD5sum: 8d13053557d6daf3232ad8a4267de208
SHA1: 883e897557a5037381d8b0e6ecff336f85fdacda
SHA256: 9fac15450cd55c63b333487e341cf8b9d460f0a06ea0eac244401123d270a646
Description: MBSTRING module for PHP [default]
Description-md5: 38ac9015c0f48f7288eae5a8a3e7d270

Package: php-mbstring
Architecture: all
Version: 2:8.1+92ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/php
Source: php-defaults (92ubuntu1)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14
Depends: php-common, php8.1-mbstring
Filename: pool/universe/p/php-defaults/php-mbstring_8.1+92ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 1844
MD5sum: beeadfd217b4e540ae54ab61b3bef23b
SHA1: cc6cdc26683ea5074f7b2ac23d55a50d4248c49c
SHA256: d4ff2d4ab57bf33ab01fe4904ec731d9a821e29d21ff0f9b22f6c51897122520
SHA512: 8f084366778d1b52b25560470c5b0171a10eff29b2ca6a2522ebe2669f681f34be625f0b67675eecfc52460145d2d10b47482019483e501314463c9e13418bc2
Description: MBSTRING module for PHP [default]
Description-md5: 0dcc682bb008642fc199038a361969fd