How To Install php-horde-prefs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-prefs on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-prefs is Horde Preferences API

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-prefs

php-horde-prefs is:

The Horde_Prefs package provides a common abstracted interface into the various preferences storage mediums. It also includes all of the functions for retrieving, storing, and checking preference values.

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

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

Install php-horde-prefs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-prefs

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-prefs

How To Uninstall php-horde-prefs on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-prefs

Uninstall php-horde-prefs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-prefs 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-prefs

Remove php-horde-prefs Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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