How To Install php-horde-ldap on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-ldap on Debian 9. php-horde-ldap is Horde LDAP libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-ldap on Debian 9.

What is php-horde-ldap

php-horde-ldap is:

A set of classes for connecting to LDAP servers and working with directory objects.

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-ldap on Debian 9. 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-ldap 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-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install php-horde-ldap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-ldap

Install php-horde-ldap 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-ldap

How To Uninstall php-horde-ldap on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-ldap

Uninstall php-horde-ldap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove php-horde-ldap Configurations and Data

To remove php-horde-ldap configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-horde-ldap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-ldap package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.