How To Install ftp 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 ftp on Ubuntu.
What is ftp
ftp is:
This is a dummy transitional package transitioning ftp to tnftp.
There are three methods to install ftp 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 ftp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ftp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ftp
Install ftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ftp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ftp
Install ftp 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 ftp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ftp
How To Uninstall ftp on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ftp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ftp
Uninstall ftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftp
Remove ftp Configurations and Data
To remove ftp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ftp
Remove ftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftp
Dependencies
ftp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.