How To Install calendarserver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install calendarserver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is calendarserver
calendarserver is:
The open source Calendar and Contacts Server project is a standards-compliant server implementing the CalDAV and CardDAV protocols. It provides a shared location on the network allowing multiple users to store and edit calendaring and contact information.
There are three methods to install calendarserver on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install calendarserver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install calendarserver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install calendarserver
Install calendarserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install calendarserver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install calendarserver
Install calendarserver 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install calendarserver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install calendarserver
How To Uninstall calendarserver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the calendarserver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove calendarserver
Uninstall calendarserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall calendarserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove calendarserver
Remove calendarserver Configurations and Data
To remove calendarserver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge calendarserver
Remove calendarserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove calendarserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge calendarserver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install calendarserver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
