How To Install php-horde-controller on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-controller on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-controller is Horde Controller libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-controller on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is php-horde-controller

php-horde-controller is:

The controller part of an MVC system for Horde.

This package is part of Horde, a web application Framework written in PHP with modules like IMP (webmail), Turba (contacts), Kronolith (calendar), Nag (task list), Gollem (file manager), etc.

There are three methods to install php-horde-controller on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php-horde-controller Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-horde-controller using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-horde-controller

Install php-horde-controller Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-horde-controller using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-horde-controller

Install php-horde-controller Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install php-horde-controller using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-controller

How To Uninstall php-horde-controller on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the php-horde-controller package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-controller

Uninstall php-horde-controller And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-controller and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-horde-controller

Remove php-horde-controller Configurations and Data

To remove php-horde-controller configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-horde-controller

Remove php-horde-controller configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-horde-controller configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-horde-controller

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-controller package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.