How to Install dh-php5 software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install dh-php5 software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

dh-php5 software package provides debhelper add-on to handle PHP PECL extensions, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install dh-php5 

dh-php5 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the dh-php5 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dh-php5 *

You will get with dh-php5 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

dh-php5 package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section PHP
Package dh-php5
Version 0.2
Description debhelper add-on to handle PHP PECL extensions
Sub Section PHP


See Also, How to uninstall or remove dh-php5 software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?