How To Install php-horde-pack on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-pack on Debian 11. php-horde-pack is Horde Pack Utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-pack on Debian 11.

What is php-horde-pack

php-horde-pack is:

A replacement for serialize()/json_encode() that will automatically use the most efficient serialization available based on the input.

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-pack on Debian 11. 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-pack 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-pack using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install php-horde-pack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-pack

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-pack

How To Uninstall php-horde-pack on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-pack

Uninstall php-horde-pack And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-pack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

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

Remove php-horde-pack Configurations and Data

To remove php-horde-pack configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-horde-pack have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-pack package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.