How To Install curlftpfs 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 curlftpfs on Ubuntu.
What is curlftpfs
curlftpfs is:
CurlFtpFS is a tool to mount FTP hosts as local directories. It connects to a FTP server and maps its directory structure to the local filesystem.
Based on FUSE (filesystem in userspace) and the cURL library, CurlFtpFS has some features that distinguish it over other FTP filesystems:
- support for SSLv3 and TLSv1
- connecting through tunneling HTTP proxies
- automatic reconnection if the server times out
- conversion of absolute symlinks to point back into the FTP filesystem
There are three methods to install curlftpfs 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 curlftpfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install curlftpfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install curlftpfs
Install curlftpfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install curlftpfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install curlftpfs
Install curlftpfs 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 curlftpfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install curlftpfs
How To Uninstall curlftpfs on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the curlftpfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove curlftpfs
Uninstall curlftpfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall curlftpfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove curlftpfs
Remove curlftpfs Configurations and Data
To remove curlftpfs configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge curlftpfs
Remove curlftpfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove curlftpfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge curlftpfs
Dependencies
curlftpfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install curlftpfs package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.