How To Install libftp4 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 350 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftp4 on Ubuntu.
What is libftp4
libftp4 is:
Ftplib presents a convenient C interface for the standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP). It makes it easier for programmers to use file transfer in their programs.
There are three methods to install libftp4 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 libftp4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libftp4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libftp4
Install libftp4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libftp4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libftp4
Install libftp4 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 libftp4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libftp4
How To Uninstall libftp4 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libftp4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libftp4
Uninstall libftp4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libftp4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftp4
Remove libftp4 Configurations and Data
To remove libftp4 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libftp4
Remove libftp4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libftp4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftp4
Dependencies
libftp4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftp4 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.