How To Install php-horde-argv on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-argv on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-argv is Horde command-line argument parsing package

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-argv

php-horde-argv is:

Classes for parsing command line arguments with various actions, providing help, grouping options, and more.

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

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

Install php-horde-argv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-argv

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-argv

How To Uninstall php-horde-argv on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-argv

Uninstall php-horde-argv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-argv 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-argv

Remove php-horde-argv Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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