How To Install pureadmin 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 pureadmin on Ubuntu.

What is pureadmin

pureadmin is:

PureAdmin is a Gtk 2.x GUI over PureFTPd that aims to make easier the task of configuring said FTP server.

PureAdmin has been writen not as a complete replacement of hand-crafted configuration, but as a tool that provides help and sane defaults. It will be helpful mainly for those not familiar with all the functionality of PureFTPd. By now, PureAdmin can right now be used to:

• Manage users
• Monitorize activities (download, upload, online users)
• Monitorize log files
• Real time control (kick users out, close connections, etc)

There are three methods to install pureadmin 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 pureadmin Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pureadmin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pureadmin

Install pureadmin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pureadmin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pureadmin

Install pureadmin 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 pureadmin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pureadmin

How To Uninstall pureadmin on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the pureadmin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pureadmin

Uninstall pureadmin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pureadmin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pureadmin

Remove pureadmin Configurations and Data

To remove pureadmin configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pureadmin

Remove pureadmin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pureadmin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pureadmin

Dependencies

pureadmin have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcrypt1

References

• pureadmin website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pureadmin package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.