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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "php-fpm" package

This tutorial shows how to install php-fpm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                php-fpm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the php-fpm package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php-fpm
Architecture: all
Version: 1:7.0+35ubuntu6.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/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: php7.0-fpm
Filename: pool/universe/p/php-defaults/php-fpm_7.0+35ubuntu6.1_all.deb
Size: 2952
MD5sum: 5ab68e2b33ec32f95930886c77f2527c
SHA1: 28659ee1f9783fb2c82e998fe661072a0580a572
SHA256: f6823d39d4a1cf52958257aad9c8769caf13585390b06405af21fdca8c0bdc2d
SHA512: ec877872949ea2d2de76315e0a37254af9b9f97162858352936cbe24c1d7f3c2759c101beca6d3f033cb975d8dcfd876eefcbfd0da958d8a93a5aa78c9d8e5bb
Description-en: server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (FPM-CGI binary) (default)
This package provides the Fast Process Manager interpreter that runs
as a daemon and receives Fast/CGI requests.
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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.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
PHP version (currently 7.0).
Description-md5: 9f3a43a0581898a7832fb499f624b4e1

Package: php-fpm
Priority: optional
Section: universe/php
Installed-Size: 11
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: php-defaults (35ubuntu6)
Version: 1:7.0+35ubuntu6
Depends: php7.0-fpm
Filename: pool/universe/p/php-defaults/php-fpm_7.0+35ubuntu6_all.deb
Size: 2926
MD5sum: 998f2697147506fc15de8da12a335696
SHA1: 7ce6b2875f4e8dfbff90bfcab8b0f1a5c50238d4
SHA256: dc64ef345c7b18c1a5b5cf3856eaaadebc6e1d7535ba0e1e95312309f26c0c95
Description-en: server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (FPM-CGI binary) (default)
This package provides the Fast Process Manager interpreter that runs
as a daemon and receives Fast/CGI requests.
.
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: 9f3a43a0581898a7832fb499f624b4e1
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu