How To Install inetutils-ftp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-ftp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is inetutils-ftp
inetutils-ftp is:
The ftp command is used to transfer files between hosts using the FTP protocol.
There are three methods to install inetutils-ftp on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install inetutils-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 inetutils-ftp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install inetutils-ftp
Install inetutils-ftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install inetutils-ftp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install inetutils-ftp
Install inetutils-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 inetutils-ftp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install inetutils-ftp
How To Uninstall inetutils-ftp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the inetutils-ftp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove inetutils-ftp
Uninstall inetutils-ftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall inetutils-ftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove inetutils-ftp
Remove inetutils-ftp Configurations and Data
To remove inetutils-ftp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge inetutils-ftp
Remove inetutils-ftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove inetutils-ftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inetutils-ftp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-ftp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
