How To Install php-horde-kronolith on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-kronolith on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-kronolith is A web based calendar

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-kronolith

php-horde-kronolith is:

Kronolith is the Horde calendar application. It provides web-based calendars backed by a SQL database or a Kolab server. Supported features include Ajax and mobile interfaces, shared calendars, remote calendars, invitation management (iCalendar/iTip), free/busy management, resource management, alarms, recurring events, and a sophisticated day/week view which handles arbitrary numbers of overlapping events.

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

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

Install php-horde-kronolith Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-kronolith

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-kronolith

How To Uninstall php-horde-kronolith on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-kronolith

Uninstall php-horde-kronolith And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-kronolith 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-kronolith

Remove php-horde-kronolith Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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