How To Install php-horde-icalendar on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-icalendar on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-icalendar is iCalendar API

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-icalendar

php-horde-icalendar is:

An API for dealing with iCalendar data.

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

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

Install php-horde-icalendar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-icalendar

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-icalendar

How To Uninstall php-horde-icalendar on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-icalendar

Uninstall php-horde-icalendar And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-icalendar 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-icalendar

Remove php-horde-icalendar Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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