How To Install php-horde-imap-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-imap-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-horde-imap-client
php-horde-imap-client is:
Interface to access IMAP4rev1 (RFC 3501) mail servers. Also supports connections to POP3 (STD 53/RFC 1939).
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-imap-client 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-imap-client 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-imap-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-horde-imap-client
Install php-horde-imap-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-horde-imap-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-horde-imap-client
Install php-horde-imap-client 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-imap-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-imap-client
How To Uninstall php-horde-imap-client on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-horde-imap-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-horde-imap-client
Uninstall php-horde-imap-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-horde-imap-client 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-imap-client
Remove php-horde-imap-client Configurations and Data
To remove php-horde-imap-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-horde-imap-client
Remove php-horde-imap-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-horde-imap-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-horde-imap-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-imap-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
