How To Install bareftp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bareftp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is bareftp
bareftp is:
bareFTP is a simple ftp client for the GNOME desktop. It supports the FTP, FTPS and SSH (SFTP) protocols. It also supports: resume and append, active and passive mode, browse during file transfers, boomarks and drag and drop.
There are three methods to install bareftp 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 bareftp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bareftp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bareftp
Install bareftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bareftp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bareftp
Install bareftp 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 bareftp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bareftp
How To Uninstall bareftp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the bareftp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bareftp
Uninstall bareftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bareftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bareftp
Remove bareftp Configurations and Data
To remove bareftp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bareftp
Remove bareftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bareftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bareftp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bareftp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
