How To Install php-horde-mongo on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-mongo on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-mongo is Horde Mongo Configuration

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-mongo

php-horde-mongo is:

Provides an API to ensure that the PECL Mongo extension can be used consistently across various Horde packages.

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

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

Install php-horde-mongo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-mongo

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-mongo

How To Uninstall php-horde-mongo on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-mongo

Uninstall php-horde-mongo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-mongo 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-mongo

Remove php-horde-mongo Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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