apt: What's the difference between “apt install php” and “apt install php-defaults”?
General Tech Bugs & Fixes 2 years ago
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manpreet 2 years ago
The difference is that
apt install php-defaults
doesn’t work, because php-defaults is a source package, not a binary package.
A source package contains the source code and packaging descriptors used to build one or more binary packages. Source packages aren’t directly installable.
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2 years ago
What's the difference between
apt install phpandapt install php-defaults?In a first glimpse I would theorize that
phpshould include everything default for a (latest) php program.I ask this as a follow up to this question.