How To Install kopano-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kopano-utils on Ubuntu 18.04. kopano-utils is Complete and feature rich groupware solution - admin tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kopano-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kopano-utils

kopano-utils is:

The Kopano Collaboration Platform (KCP) is a complete, stable and flexible groupware solution supporting open source as well as proprietary clients including mobile ones. It also features a web interface.

This package contains the command line tools for server administration.

There are three methods to install kopano-utils 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 kopano-utils Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kopano-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kopano-utils

Install kopano-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kopano-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kopano-utils

Install kopano-utils 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 kopano-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kopano-utils

How To Uninstall kopano-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the kopano-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kopano-utils

Uninstall kopano-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kopano-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kopano-utils

Remove kopano-utils Configurations and Data

To remove kopano-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kopano-utils

Remove kopano-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kopano-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kopano-utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kopano-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.