How To Install phamm on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install phamm on Ubuntu 22.04. phamm is PHP front-end to manage virtual services on LDAP - main package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install phamm on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is phamm

phamm is:

Phamm is a useful PHP front-end providing role-based administrative access to virtual services using an LDAP back-end.

If you are looking for a Postfix LDAP Front-end Phamm could be a good solution. Other MTA’s can be used like qmail-ldap, Courier, Exim and Dovecot.

Phamm works with a plug-in system: the typical service is a mail server with virtual mail domain support, but plug-ins are also available for FTP, web proxying, and so on. The use of XML descriptor files simplifies creating new plugins or customizing existing ones.

There are three methods to install phamm on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install phamm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install phamm

Install phamm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install phamm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install phamm

Install phamm 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 phamm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install phamm

How To Uninstall phamm on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the phamm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove phamm

Uninstall phamm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall phamm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove phamm

Remove phamm Configurations and Data

To remove phamm configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge phamm

Remove phamm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge phamm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install phamm package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.