How To Install php-horde-cli on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-cli on Debian 9. php-horde-cli is Horde Command Line Interface API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-cli on Debian 9.

What is php-horde-cli

php-horde-cli is:

Horde_Cli:: API for basic command-line functionality/checks

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-cli on Debian 9. 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-cli 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-cli using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install php-horde-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-cli

Install php-horde-cli 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-cli

How To Uninstall php-horde-cli on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-cli

Uninstall php-horde-cli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove php-horde-cli Configurations and Data

To remove php-horde-cli configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-horde-cli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-cli package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.