How To Install php-horde-imp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-imp on Kali Linux. php-horde-imp is Webmail application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-imp on Kali Linux.

What is php-horde-imp

php-horde-imp is:

IMP, the Internet Mail Program, is one of the most popular and widely deployed open source webmail applications in the world. It allows universal, web-based access to IMAP and POP3 mail servers and provides Ajax, mobile and traditional interfaces with a rich range of features normally found only in desktop email clients.

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-imp on Kali Linux. 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-imp 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-imp using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install php-horde-imp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-imp

Install php-horde-imp Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-imp

How To Uninstall php-horde-imp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-imp

Uninstall php-horde-imp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-imp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-horde-imp

Remove php-horde-imp Configurations and Data

To remove php-horde-imp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-horde-imp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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