How To Install php-horde-auth on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-auth on Kali Linux. php-horde-auth is Horde Authentication API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-auth on Kali Linux.

What is php-horde-auth

php-horde-auth is:

The Horde_Auth package provides a common interface into the various backends for the Horde authentication system.

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-auth on Kali Linux. 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-auth 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-auth using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install php-horde-auth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-auth

Install php-horde-auth Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-auth

How To Uninstall php-horde-auth on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-auth

Uninstall php-horde-auth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-auth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

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

Remove php-horde-auth Configurations and Data

To remove php-horde-auth configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-horde-auth have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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