How To Install lftp on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lftp on CentOS 7. lftp is A sophisticated file transfer program

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lftp on CentOS 7.

What is lftp

LFTP is a sophisticated ftp/http file transfer program. Like bash, it has job control and uses the readline library for input. It has bookmarks, built-in mirroring, and can transfer several files in parallel. It is designed with reliability in mind. LFTP is a sophisticated ftp/http file transfer program. Like bash, it has job control and uses the readline library for input. It has bookmarks, built-in mirroring, and can transfer several files in parallel. It is designed with reliability in mind.

We can use yum or dnf to install lftp on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lftp.

Install lftp on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lftp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lftp

Install lftp on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lftp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lftp

How To Uninstall lftp on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the lftp package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lftp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lftp on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.