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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "php-pear" package

Learn how to install php-pear on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: php-pear
Architecture: all
Version: 1:1.10.1+submodules+notgz-6ubuntu0.3
Priority: optional
Section: php
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP PEAR Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2062
Provides: php-console-getopt, php-structures-graph, php-xml-util
Depends: php-cli, php-common, php-xml
Breaks: php-pear-frontend-gtk (<< 0.4.0), php-pear-frontend-web (<= 0.4)
Filename: pool/main/p/php-pear/php-pear_1.10.1+submodules+notgz-6ubuntu0.3_all.deb
Size: 284566
MD5sum: 1c096160fba81aaa35754a1694b6a1da
SHA1: 960dd83b49c843e380564d8626c6d287a94db353
SHA256: 86d98eb557e45e17afa420b6b086335b96f5de16cd0f27c767c16cc050d09cdd
SHA512: 59f44de6cd5b3b2886274f88339b67e70cbceac9eb5a825f6b3f1aa40fd6c5f48443f5acc2995cb671ffe276d5ff3ff5cc7d748841920af2cecb5d90dbd023f5
Homepage: http://pear.php.net/package/PEAR
Description-en: PEAR Base System
The PEAR package contains:
* the PEAR installer, for creating, distributing
and installing packages
* the PEAR_Exception PHP error handling mechanism
* the PEAR_ErrorStack advanced error handling mechanism
* the PEAR_Error error handling mechanism
* the OS_Guess class for retrieving info about the OS
where PHP is running on
* the System class for quick handling of common operations
with files and directories
* the PEAR base class
Features in a nutshell:
* full support for channels
* pre-download dependency validation
* new package.xml 2.0 format allows tremendous flexibility while maintaining
BC
* support for optional dependency groups and limited support for
sub-packaging
* robust dependency support
* full dependency validation on uninstall
* remote install for hosts with only ftp access - no more problems with
restricted host installation
* full support for mirroring
* support for bundling several packages into a single tarball
* support for static dependencies on a url-based package
* support for custom file roles and installation tasks
Description-md5: 26559c2b5041dea2f8ca5666bddc6bab
Supported: 5y

Package: php-pear
Priority: optional
Section: php
Installed-Size: 2060
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP PEAR Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 1:1.10.1+submodules+notgz-6
Provides: php-console-getopt, php-structures-graph, php-xml-util
Depends: php-cli, php-common, php-xml
Breaks: php-pear-frontend-gtk (<< 0.4.0), php-pear-frontend-web (<= 0.4)
Filename: pool/main/p/php-pear/php-pear_1.10.1+submodules+notgz-6_all.deb
Size: 283764
MD5sum: e2316b27a671cd33d1cd1743c3bb06ae
SHA1: a7aa00b454b5a3c05cdc739e36a3f46393156792
SHA256: 9139a7a72dda6debf33d722c39ad20dcaf094912525c73a50d926da377704273
Description-en: PEAR Base System
The PEAR package contains:
* the PEAR installer, for creating, distributing
and installing packages
* the PEAR_Exception PHP error handling mechanism
* the PEAR_ErrorStack advanced error handling mechanism
* the PEAR_Error error handling mechanism
* the OS_Guess class for retrieving info about the OS
where PHP is running on
* the System class for quick handling of common operations
with files and directories
* the PEAR base class
Features in a nutshell:
* full support for channels
* pre-download dependency validation
* new package.xml 2.0 format allows tremendous flexibility while maintaining
BC
* support for optional dependency groups and limited support for
sub-packaging
* robust dependency support
* full dependency validation on uninstall
* remote install for hosts with only ftp access - no more problems with
restricted host installation
* full support for mirroring
* support for bundling several packages into a single tarball
* support for static dependencies on a url-based package
* support for custom file roles and installation tasks
Description-md5: 26559c2b5041dea2f8ca5666bddc6bab
Homepage: http://pear.php.net/package/PEAR
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y