How To Install php-horde-crypt on Debian 10

Learn how to install php-horde-crypt on Debian 10 with this tutorial. php-horde-crypt is Cryptography library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-crypt on Debian 10.

What is php-horde-crypt

php-horde-crypt is:

The Horde_Crypt package class provides an API for various cryptographic systems.

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-crypt on Debian 10. 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-crypt 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-crypt using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install php-horde-crypt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-crypt

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-crypt

How To Uninstall php-horde-crypt on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-crypt

Uninstall php-horde-crypt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-crypt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

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

Remove php-horde-crypt Configurations and Data

To remove php-horde-crypt configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-horde-crypt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-crypt package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.