How To Install proftpd-mod-kafka on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-mod-kafka on Debian 12.
What is proftpd-mod-kafka
proftpd-mod-kafka is:
The mod_kafka module for ProFTPD allows for sending log messages, as JSON, to Kafka brokers using the librdkafka client library.
See the mod_kafka.html documentation for more details.
There are three methods to install proftpd-mod-kafka on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install proftpd-mod-kafka Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-mod-kafka using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install proftpd-mod-kafka
Install proftpd-mod-kafka Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-mod-kafka using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install proftpd-mod-kafka
Install proftpd-mod-kafka 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-mod-kafka using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install proftpd-mod-kafka
How To Uninstall proftpd-mod-kafka on Debian 12
To uninstall only the proftpd-mod-kafka package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove proftpd-mod-kafka
Uninstall proftpd-mod-kafka And Its Dependencies
To uninstall proftpd-mod-kafka and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove proftpd-mod-kafka
Remove proftpd-mod-kafka Configurations and Data
To remove proftpd-mod-kafka configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge proftpd-mod-kafka
Remove proftpd-mod-kafka configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove proftpd-mod-kafka configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proftpd-mod-kafka
Dependencies
proftpd-mod-kafka have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-mod-kafka package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
