How To Install atftpd on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install atftpd on Ubuntu.
What is atftpd
atftpd is:
Multi-threaded TFTP server implementing all options (option extension and multicast) as specified in RFC1350, RFC2090, RFC2347, RFC2348 and RFC2349. Atftpd also supports multicast protocol known as mtftp, defined in the PXE specification. The server is socket activated by default but supports being started from inetd(8) as well as in daemon mode using init scripts.
There are three methods to install atftpd on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install atftpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install atftpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install atftpd
Install atftpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install atftpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install atftpd
Install atftpd 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 atftpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install atftpd
How To Uninstall atftpd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the atftpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove atftpd
Uninstall atftpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall atftpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove atftpd
Remove atftpd Configurations and Data
To remove atftpd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge atftpd
Remove atftpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove atftpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge atftpd
Dependencies
atftpd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install atftpd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.