How To Install php-horde-activesync on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-activesync on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-activesync is ActiveSync server library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-activesync on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is php-horde-activesync

php-horde-activesync is:

Library for implementing an ActiveSync server.

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-activesync 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 php-horde-activesync 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-activesync using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install php-horde-activesync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-activesync

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-activesync

How To Uninstall php-horde-activesync on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-activesync

Uninstall php-horde-activesync And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove php-horde-activesync Configurations and Data

To remove php-horde-activesync configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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