How to Install and Uninstall php5.6-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "php5.6-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install php5.6-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "php5.6-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall php5.6-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the php5.6-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php5.6-dev
Source: php5.6
Priority: optional
Section: php
Installed-Size: 3664
Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.6.40-50+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Recommends: pkg-php-tools
Suggests: dh-php
Depends: autoconf (>= 2.63), automake (>= 1.11), libpcre3-dev (>= 2:8.35), libssl-dev, pkg-config, php5.6-cli (>= 5.6.40-50+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1), php5.6-common (= 5.6.40-50+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1), shtool, libtool (>= 2.4.6-0.1~)
Filename: pool/main/p/php5.6/php5.6-dev_5.6.40-50+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1_amd64.deb
Size: 357662
MD5sum: 99f0289e8c96cbeabecc6a9f2a1aa87b
SHA1: 6eedd1c4f929952406733fea5f8b5c19d42dd750
SHA256: 6d33bc4d7b7501079ff0e770ad00ef04dba6cd8b39f9e1c9f369a7b09eacb068
Description-en: Files for PHP5.6 module development
This package provides the files from the PHP5.6 source needed for compiling
additional modules.
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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.
Description-md5: 7178a37f7b69ddde1be5da8419898483