How To Install php-horde-imsp on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-imsp

php-horde-imsp is:

Provides an API into an IMSP server for address books and options.

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

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

Install php-horde-imsp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-imsp

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-imsp

How To Uninstall php-horde-imsp on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-imsp

Uninstall php-horde-imsp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-imsp 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-imsp

Remove php-horde-imsp Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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