How To Install php-horde-openxchange on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-openxchange on Debian 9. php-horde-openxchange is Open-Xchange Connector

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-openxchange

php-horde-openxchange is:

Library to interact with Open-Xchange servers.

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

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

Install php-horde-openxchange Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-openxchange

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-openxchange

How To Uninstall php-horde-openxchange on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-openxchange

Uninstall php-horde-openxchange And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove php-horde-openxchange Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-horde-openxchange have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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