How To Install php-horde-mail-autoconfig on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-mail-autoconfig on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-horde-mail-autoconfig
php-horde-mail-autoconfig is:
Attempts to automatically determine configuration options for various remote mail services (IMAP/POP3/SMTP).
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-mail-autoconfig 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-mail-autoconfig 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-mail-autoconfig using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-horde-mail-autoconfig
Install php-horde-mail-autoconfig Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-horde-mail-autoconfig using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-horde-mail-autoconfig
Install php-horde-mail-autoconfig 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-mail-autoconfig using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-mail-autoconfig
How To Uninstall php-horde-mail-autoconfig on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-horde-mail-autoconfig package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-horde-mail-autoconfig
Uninstall php-horde-mail-autoconfig And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-horde-mail-autoconfig 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-mail-autoconfig
Remove php-horde-mail-autoconfig Configurations and Data
To remove php-horde-mail-autoconfig configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-horde-mail-autoconfig
Remove php-horde-mail-autoconfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-horde-mail-autoconfig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-horde-mail-autoconfig
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-mail-autoconfig package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
