How To Install ftp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ftp
ftp is:
This is the user interface to the ARPANET standard File Transfer Protocol. The program allows a user to transfer files to and from a remote network site.
There are three methods to install ftp 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 ftp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ftp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ftp
Install ftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ftp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ftp
Install ftp 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 ftp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ftp
How To Uninstall ftp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ftp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ftp
Uninstall ftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftp
Remove ftp Configurations and Data
To remove ftp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ftp
Remove ftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
