How To Install php-horde-smtp on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-horde-smtp on Ubuntu 18.04. php-horde-smtp is Horde SMTP Client

Introduction

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

What is php-horde-smtp

php-horde-smtp is:

Provides interfaces for connecting to a SMTP (RFC 5321) server to send e-mail messages.

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

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

Install php-horde-smtp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-horde-smtp

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-horde-smtp

How To Uninstall php-horde-smtp on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-horde-smtp

Uninstall php-horde-smtp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-horde-smtp 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-smtp

Remove php-horde-smtp Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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