How to reinstall Roundcube

Introduction

Sometimes, reinstalling the Roundcube package in cPanel may be necessary for troubleshooting.

Procedure

1. Access the server's command line as the 'root' user via SSH or "Terminal" in WHM.
2. Set the package to uninstalled:
   

   /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_local_rpm_versions --edit target_settings.roundcube uninstalled

3. Finalize its removal:

   /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/check_cpanel_pkgs --fix --targets=roundcube

4. For Ubuntu servers, run the following command.

   dpkg -P --force-depends cpanel-roundcubemail

5. Move aside Roundcube's folder:

   mv -v /usr/local/cpanel/base/3rdparty/roundcube{,.$(date +%s)}

6. Set the package to installed:

   /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_local_rpm_versions --edit target_settings.roundcube installed

7. Complete the installation:

   /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/check_cpanel_pkgs --fix --targets=roundcube

Additional resources

The check_cpanel_pkgs Script

The update_local_rpm_versions Script