How To Install ftp-upload on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftp-upload on Kali Linux.

What is ftp-upload

ftp-upload is:

ftp-upload transfers local files to another machine using FTP. It’s meant to be used by scripts and such rather than interactively. There’s no user interface, the program is controlled strictly via the command line. It is disciplined with its exit status.

There are three methods to install ftp-upload on Kali Linux. 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-upload 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-upload using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ftp-upload

Install ftp-upload Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ftp-upload using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ftp-upload

Install ftp-upload Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ftp-upload using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ftp-upload

How To Uninstall ftp-upload on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ftp-upload package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ftp-upload

Uninstall ftp-upload And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ftp-upload and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftp-upload

Remove ftp-upload Configurations and Data

To remove ftp-upload configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ftp-upload

Remove ftp-upload configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ftp-upload configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftp-upload

Dependencies

ftp-upload have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• ftp-upload website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftp-upload package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.