How To Install php-horde-role on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-role on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-role is PEAR installer role used to install Horde components

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-role

php-horde-role is:

Allows PEAR to install Horde components into a base Horde installation.

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

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

Install php-horde-role Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-role

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-role

How To Uninstall php-horde-role on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-role

Uninstall php-horde-role And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-role 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-role

Remove php-horde-role Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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