How To Install ftpcopy on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftpcopy on Debian 10.
What is ftpcopy
ftpcopy is:
ftpcopy is a simple FTP client written to copy files or directories (recursively) from an FTP server. It was written to mirror FTP sites which support the EPLF directory listing format, but it also supports the traditional listing format (/bin/ls).
ftpls is an FTP client which generates directory listings, either in plain text or HTML.
The tools only support passive mode FTP. There is no plan to support active mode.
There are three methods to install ftpcopy on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ftpcopy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ftpcopy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ftpcopy
Install ftpcopy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ftpcopy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ftpcopy
Install ftpcopy 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 ftpcopy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ftpcopy
How To Uninstall ftpcopy on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ftpcopy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ftpcopy
Uninstall ftpcopy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ftpcopy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftpcopy
Remove ftpcopy Configurations and Data
To remove ftpcopy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ftpcopy
Remove ftpcopy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ftpcopy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftpcopy
Dependencies
ftpcopy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftpcopy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.