How To Install php-horde-mime on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-mime on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-mime is Horde MIME Library

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-mime

php-horde-mime is:

Provides methods for dealing with Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) features (RFC 2045/2046/2047).

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

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

Install php-horde-mime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-mime

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-mime

How To Uninstall php-horde-mime on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-mime

Uninstall php-horde-mime And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-mime 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-mime

Remove php-horde-mime Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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