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

Last updated: November 24,2024

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

This tutorial shows how to install php-rdkafka on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

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


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

Package: php-rdkafka
Priority: optional
Section: php
Installed-Size: 9
Maintainer: Debian PHP PECL Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.0.3-1+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+3
Depends: php8.3-rdkafka
Pre-Depends: php-common (>= 2:69~)
Filename: pool/main/p/php-rdkafka/php-rdkafka_6.0.3-1+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+3_amd64.deb
Size: 2140
MD5sum: cffaa7e82283d9fcdb7879aef29b2823
SHA1: 841f901f226d274970d0320693dc371816b2c910
SHA256: 27c8b4d74cc8fbf9ff73a7805fefa5b3c284a34ba1c8114bbb72773d5b258f7a
Description: Kafka client for PHP based on librdkafka
Description-md5: 7d1642ab7dc1c48491a9cd79301e1eb2