How To Install php-horde-compress on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-compress on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-compress is Horde Compression API

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-compress

php-horde-compress is:

An API for various compression techniques.

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

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

Install php-horde-compress Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-compress

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-compress

How To Uninstall php-horde-compress on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-compress

Uninstall php-horde-compress And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-compress 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-compress

Remove php-horde-compress Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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