How To Install pure-ftpd-postgresql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-postgresql on Kali Linux. pure-ftpd-postgresql is Secure and efficient FTP server with PostgreSQL user authentication

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-postgresql on Kali Linux.

What is pure-ftpd-postgresql

pure-ftpd-postgresql is:

Pure-FTPd is a fast, production-quality, standards-conformant FTP server based upon Troll-FTPd. Features include chrooted home directories, virtual domains, built-in ’ls’, anti-warez system, configurable ports for passive downloads, FXP protocol, bandwidth throttling, ratios, fortune files, Apache-like log files, fast standalone mode, atomic uploads, text / HTML / XML real-time status report, virtual users, virtual quotas, privilege separation, SSL/TLS and more.

There are three methods to install pure-ftpd-postgresql on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pure-ftpd-postgresql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pure-ftpd-postgresql

Install pure-ftpd-postgresql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd-postgresql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pure-ftpd-postgresql

Install pure-ftpd-postgresql Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd-postgresql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pure-ftpd-postgresql

How To Uninstall pure-ftpd-postgresql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pure-ftpd-postgresql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pure-ftpd-postgresql

Uninstall pure-ftpd-postgresql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pure-ftpd-postgresql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pure-ftpd-postgresql

Remove pure-ftpd-postgresql Configurations and Data

To remove pure-ftpd-postgresql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pure-ftpd-postgresql

Remove pure-ftpd-postgresql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pure-ftpd-postgresql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pure-ftpd-postgresql

Dependencies

pure-ftpd-postgresql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-postgresql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.