How To Install php-horde-feed on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-feed on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-feed is Horde Feed libraries

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-feed

php-horde-feed is:

Support for working with feed formats such as RSS and Atom.

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

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

Install php-horde-feed Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-feed

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-feed

How To Uninstall php-horde-feed on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-feed

Uninstall php-horde-feed And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-feed 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-feed

Remove php-horde-feed Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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