How to Install and Uninstall php-codesniffer Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "php-codesniffer" package

Please follow the steps below to install php-codesniffer on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall php-codesniffer on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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-codesniffer package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php-codesniffer
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 3192
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP PEAR Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 2.5.1-2ubuntu1
Depends: php-cli, php-common, php-xml
Filename: pool/universe/p/php-codesniffer/php-codesniffer_2.5.1-2ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 376644
MD5sum: 80df92ea361eecf325a6c1d2e5332b46
SHA1: 23d0fdbda26ab0c6d227759fa45ce02f0076a3e6
SHA256: 3cfa35d5c11f3aaf81d1a7e0e48c4fe673ed9ca58406b0276b3534cf4f5c05ab
Description-en: PHP, CSS and JavaScript coding standard analyzer and checker
PHP_CodeSniffer is a set of two PHP scripts; the main phpcs script that
tokenizes PHP, JavaScript and CSS files to detect violations of a defined
coding standard, and a second phpcbf script to automatically correct coding
standard violations. PHP_CodeSniffer is an essential development tool that
ensures your code remains clean and consistent.
Description-md5: d2f4e8ca2ac266389e17ef558170507b
Homepage: http://www.squizlabs.com/php-codesniffer
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu