How To Install erlang-tftp on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-tftp on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is erlang-tftp
erlang-tftp is:
The tftp application implements client and server for file transfer according to the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).
There are three methods to install erlang-tftp on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install erlang-tftp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-tftp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-tftp
Install erlang-tftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-tftp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-tftp
Install erlang-tftp 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 erlang-tftp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-tftp
How To Uninstall erlang-tftp on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the erlang-tftp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-tftp
Uninstall erlang-tftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-tftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-tftp
Remove erlang-tftp Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-tftp configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-tftp
Remove erlang-tftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-tftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-tftp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-tftp package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.