How To Install php-horde-image on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-image

php-horde-image is:

An Image utility API, with backends for:

  • GD
  • GIF
  • PNG
  • SVG
  • SWF
  • ImageMagick convert command line tool
  • Imagick Extension

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

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

Install php-horde-image Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-image

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-image

How To Uninstall php-horde-image on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-image

Uninstall php-horde-image And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-image 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-image

Remove php-horde-image Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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