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

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "php-readline" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall php-readline on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: php-readline
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-readline
Filename: pool/universe/p/php-defaults/php-readline_7.0+35ubuntu6.1_all.deb
Size: 1930
MD5sum: 33410dfe822128cd84c334e35fda4ac1
SHA1: 654e052db930b929c2fd0eef0f10efe21d99beda
SHA256: 4fae8d4187bd5f1eea7df1d666a22fe824a9491a4d8fc27d6a70a6243ee0885d
SHA512: 88c2fd37033ac3db5a9dac6150a0f7b40ec82cf2f355c10d6e048894a89841cca48386e8e670b552160f274a694053f5f34735765c4b33ac486a0cbf21513602
Description-en: readline module for PHP [default]
This package provides a readline 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: 1e9d0dbf948278c86f3012e88b8bacd6

Package: php-readline
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-readline
Filename: pool/universe/p/php-defaults/php-readline_7.0+35ubuntu6_all.deb
Size: 1932
MD5sum: d06d9950da2ae9184ea595786d08123c
SHA1: c15fc501ed75cee7387f1f7054a69097b5f9875d
SHA256: 7cbcdb987d355cb588fd8a2024f5cfcf2b7ac65957801a59c03173cf19bc405f
Description-en: readline module for PHP [default]
This package provides a readline 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: 1e9d0dbf948278c86f3012e88b8bacd6
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu