How To Install sftpcloudfs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sftpcloudfs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sftpcloudfs
sftpcloudfs is:
This package provides an SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) interface to Rackspace Cloud Files and OpenStack Object Storage, acting as a proxy between an SFTP client and a remote storage service.
The username/password pair used to open the SFTP session is validated using the authentication service of the storage service to get an authentication token.
The communication between the client and the SFTP daemon is encrypted all the time, and the SFTP service supports HTTPS communication with the remote storage service.
There are three methods to install sftpcloudfs 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 sftpcloudfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sftpcloudfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sftpcloudfs
Install sftpcloudfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sftpcloudfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sftpcloudfs
Install sftpcloudfs 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 sftpcloudfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sftpcloudfs
How To Uninstall sftpcloudfs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sftpcloudfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sftpcloudfs
Uninstall sftpcloudfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sftpcloudfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sftpcloudfs
Remove sftpcloudfs Configurations and Data
To remove sftpcloudfs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sftpcloudfs
Remove sftpcloudfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sftpcloudfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sftpcloudfs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sftpcloudfs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
