How To Install tftpd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tftpd on Debian 9.
What is tftpd
tftpd is:
Tftpd is a server which supports the Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol (RFC 783). The TFTP server operates at the port indicated in the `tftp' service description; see services(5). The server is normally started by inetd(8). Tftpd is not suitable for use with the PXE bootloader; for that, use atftpd or tftpd-hpa.
There are three methods to install tftpd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tftpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tftpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tftpd
Install tftpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tftpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tftpd
Install tftpd 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 tftpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tftpd
How To Uninstall tftpd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the tftpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tftpd
Uninstall tftpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tftpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tftpd
Remove tftpd Configurations and Data
To remove tftpd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tftpd
Remove tftpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tftpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tftpd
Dependencies
tftpd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tftpd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
