How To Install roundcube-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install roundcube-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is roundcube-mysql
roundcube-mysql is:
This package provides MySQL dependencies for RoundCube Webmail, a skinnable AJAX based webmail solution for IMAP servers. Install this one if you want to use a MySQL database with RoundCube.
There are three methods to install roundcube-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install roundcube-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install roundcube-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install roundcube-mysql
Install roundcube-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install roundcube-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install roundcube-mysql
Install roundcube-mysql 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 roundcube-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install roundcube-mysql
How To Uninstall roundcube-mysql on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the roundcube-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove roundcube-mysql
Uninstall roundcube-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall roundcube-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove roundcube-mysql
Remove roundcube-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove roundcube-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge roundcube-mysql
Remove roundcube-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove roundcube-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge roundcube-mysql
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install roundcube-mysql package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.