How To Install inetutils-ftp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-ftp on Debian 9. inetutils-ftp is File Transfer Protocol client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-ftp on Debian 9.

What is inetutils-ftp

inetutils-ftp is:

The ftp command is used to transfer files between hosts using the FTP protocol.

There are three methods to install inetutils-ftp 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 inetutils-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 inetutils-ftp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install inetutils-ftp

Install inetutils-ftp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install inetutils-ftp

Install inetutils-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install inetutils-ftp

How To Uninstall inetutils-ftp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove inetutils-ftp

Uninstall inetutils-ftp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall inetutils-ftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove inetutils-ftp

Remove inetutils-ftp Configurations and Data

To remove inetutils-ftp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge inetutils-ftp

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

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

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

Dependencies

inetutils-ftp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-ftp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.