How To Install cyrus-caldav on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-caldav on Ubuntu 18.04. cyrus-caldav is Cyrus mail system - CalDAV and CardDAV support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-caldav on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is cyrus-caldav

cyrus-caldav is:

This package contains the CalDAV and CardDAV portion of the Cyrus IMAPd suite.

For more information, please see the cyrus-common package.

There are three methods to install cyrus-caldav 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 cyrus-caldav Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cyrus-caldav using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cyrus-caldav

Install cyrus-caldav Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cyrus-caldav using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cyrus-caldav

Install cyrus-caldav 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 cyrus-caldav using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cyrus-caldav

How To Uninstall cyrus-caldav on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the cyrus-caldav package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cyrus-caldav

Uninstall cyrus-caldav And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cyrus-caldav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cyrus-caldav

Remove cyrus-caldav Configurations and Data

To remove cyrus-caldav configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cyrus-caldav

Remove cyrus-caldav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cyrus-caldav configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cyrus-caldav

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Summary

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