How To Install php-horde-secret on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-secret on Debian 11. php-horde-secret is Secret Encryption API

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-secret

php-horde-secret is:

An API for encrypting and decrypting small pieces of data with the use of a shared key.

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

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

Install php-horde-secret Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-secret

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-secret

How To Uninstall php-horde-secret on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-secret

Uninstall php-horde-secret And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove php-horde-secret Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-horde-secret have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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