How To Install php-horde-lock on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-lock on Debian 9. php-horde-lock is Horde Resource Locking System

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-lock

php-horde-lock is:

The Horde resource locking system.

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-lock 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-lock 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-lock using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install php-horde-lock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-lock

Install php-horde-lock 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-lock using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-lock

How To Uninstall php-horde-lock on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-lock

Uninstall php-horde-lock And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove php-horde-lock Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-horde-lock have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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