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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "php-xdebug" package

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


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

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


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

Package: php-xdebug
Priority: optional
Section: universe/php
Installed-Size: 1226
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP PECL Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: xdebug
Version: 2.4.0-1
Depends: ucf, php-common (>= 1:7.0+33~), phpapi-20151012, libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xdebug/php-xdebug_2.4.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 315746
MD5sum: 4eedb6e945b70c16ba8971fd3a8f7b0a
SHA1: ab18294be9c5a057c2b28724fea99038fca530a4
SHA256: 35c6349176b385ddba81e12657aac394bb000a9e447b570fcfdaf558d8be0d69
Description-en: Xdebug Module for PHP
The Xdebug extension helps you debugging your script by providing a lot of
valuable debug information. The debug information that Xdebug can provide
includes the following:
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* stack traces and function traces in error messages with:
- full parameter display for user defined functions
- function name, file name and line indications
- support for member functions
* memory allocation
* protection for infinite recursions
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Xdebug also provides:
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* profiling information for PHP scripts
* script execution analysis
* capabilities to debug your scripts interactively with a debug client
Description-md5: 0f0798e7431f8c626ceea9d500b3e977
Homepage: http://xdebug.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu