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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "php-curl" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install php-curl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install php-curl

2. Uninstall "php-curl" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall php-curl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove php-curl $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the php-curl package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php-curl
Architecture: all
Version: 1:7.0+35ubuntu6.1
Priority: optional
Section: php
Source: php-defaults (35ubuntu6.1)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11
Depends: php-common, php7.0-curl
Filename: pool/main/p/php-defaults/php-curl_7.0+35ubuntu6.1_all.deb
Size: 1928
MD5sum: 1afbed50e80e4fe85339e17c443bafc5
SHA1: e72917c79363a605f1867c38f95235daf09cf532
SHA256: e33f9ee60938833ec2ed1b7829e0e2e3a61db4b150d2b27506d8573a81b44beb
SHA512: 7cf33afdeba2099661188d41391eed19a99ab254914f20f2675ca2de459c5a8b434d854c18a5393318e5a1ed2a73d00899a41eb06d0ec1850c8d02f6e6e12bdf
Description-en: CURL module for PHP [default]
This package provides a CURL module for PHP.
.
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.
.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
PHP version (currently 7.0).
Description-md5: b7336312c064b9e51df2a7f2b2f39e98
Supported: 5y

Package: php-curl
Priority: optional
Section: php
Installed-Size: 11
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: php-defaults (35ubuntu6)
Version: 1:7.0+35ubuntu6
Depends: php-common, php7.0-curl
Filename: pool/main/p/php-defaults/php-curl_7.0+35ubuntu6_all.deb
Size: 1930
MD5sum: 6144daccf54ab5646070f75822843782
SHA1: 068800529265ddda6f11e6acc0e4f8f5e7b5c732
SHA256: bdc07356181869ef1ed1a0ab46888991783d474eb2b3438ce0aac147b0d54387
Description-en: CURL module for PHP [default]
This package provides a CURL module for PHP.
.
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.
.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
PHP version (currently 7.0).
Description-md5: b7336312c064b9e51df2a7f2b2f39e98
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y