How to Install and Uninstall php7.2-mbstring Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: June 25,2024

1. Install "php7.2-mbstring" package

This tutorial shows how to install php7.2-mbstring on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "php7.2-mbstring" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall php7.2-mbstring 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 php7.2-mbstring package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php7.2-mbstring
Source: php7.2
Priority: optional
Section: php
Installed-Size: 1664
Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.2.34-21+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Provides: php-mbstring
Depends: php-common (>= 1:81~), ucf, php7.2-common (= 7.2.34-21+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/p/php7.2/php7.2-mbstring_7.2.34-21+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1_amd64.deb
Size: 479358
MD5sum: e2c28b23d90056ae065948e66924d6c7
SHA1: 9cbbc550f4ff1bc58651d13753c65a21a2332a50
SHA256: f6bf94e221e4909e5be5665302e07719d50ba38d4331320d43b1a3e4e3ba3ae6
Description-en: MBSTRING module for PHP
This package provides the MBSTRING module(s) 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.
Description-md5: 741a0b4b31628c18e80bdef4f0ec8141