How to Install and Uninstall php7.4-readline Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "php7.4-readline" package

This is a short guide on how to install php7.4-readline on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                php7.4-readline
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "php7.4-readline" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall php7.4-readline 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 php7.4-readline package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php7.4-readline
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: php
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: php7.4
Version: 7.4.18-2+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Provides: php-readline
Depends: php-common (>= 1:81~), ucf, php7.4-common (= 7.4.18-2+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libedit2 (>= 3.1-20130611)
Description: readline module for PHP
This package provides the readline 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: e79602c7d6a0ebe56dc4c3a28ee1dab8
Homepage: http://www.php.net/