How To Install ftpmirror on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftpmirror on Debian 9.
What is ftpmirror
ftpmirror is:
ftpmirror is an utility to copy directory hierarchy (usually called ‘mirror’) using FTP protocol.
A similar perl script exists, whose name is ‘mirror’, but ftpmirror requires less memory than mirror.
There are three methods to install ftpmirror on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ftpmirror Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ftpmirror using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ftpmirror
Install ftpmirror Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ftpmirror using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ftpmirror
Install ftpmirror 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 ftpmirror using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ftpmirror
How To Uninstall ftpmirror on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ftpmirror package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ftpmirror
Uninstall ftpmirror And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ftpmirror and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftpmirror
Remove ftpmirror Configurations and Data
To remove ftpmirror configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ftpmirror
Remove ftpmirror configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ftpmirror configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftpmirror
Dependencies
ftpmirror have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ftpmirror package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.