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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "php-mbstring" package

This guide let you learn how to install php-mbstring on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall php-mbstring on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php-mbstring
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: php-common, php7.0-mbstring
Filename: pool/universe/p/php-defaults/php-mbstring_7.0+35ubuntu6.1_all.deb
Size: 1940
MD5sum: 5c6f11a856d9e54937b65aec065dacdd
SHA1: f9afd6bd3083816fc0b113e7c5af68703e25a56f
SHA256: bb1ba6abd799dc77a158f9a1390b844a46cb8593871ca3d3de96f2aaaa7a7d1a
SHA512: c1e8ff87b9f680ae737201381c0314cd5ac53b49df748539faac73dd39151abe3ac2623373628d62c440b747bd02060c155cf162732aa02ab738289a668376f8
Description-en: MBSTRING module for PHP [default]
This package provides a MBSTRING module for PHP.
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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: 493eab94dd677d33dfa33072a2962018

Package: php-mbstring
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: php-common, php7.0-mbstring
Filename: pool/universe/p/php-defaults/php-mbstring_7.0+35ubuntu6_all.deb
Size: 1940
MD5sum: bd1120850982b624e6456d21412058b7
SHA1: 010acbd9cbc493977250832d0912225ba23511eb
SHA256: 7731f4d1bc3eba4eccd186e1db57d68886e6386d1a295189ebba4d529eef5b6d
Description-en: MBSTRING module for PHP [default]
This package provides a MBSTRING 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: 493eab94dd677d33dfa33072a2962018
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu