How To Install php-horde-data on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-data

php-horde-data is:

A data import and export API, with backends for:

  • CSV
  • TSV
  • iCalendar
  • vCard
  • vNote
  • vTodo

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

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

Install php-horde-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-data

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-data

How To Uninstall php-horde-data on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-data

Uninstall php-horde-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-data 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-data

Remove php-horde-data Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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