How To Install libftp-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftp-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libftp-dev
libftp-dev is:
Ftplib makes it easier for C programmers to use file transfer in their programs. This package is required to compile and link programs that use ftplib. It includes an example command line utility for transferring files via ftp (RFC959).
There are three methods to install libftp-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libftp-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libftp-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libftp-dev
Install libftp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libftp-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libftp-dev
Install libftp-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libftp-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libftp-dev
How To Uninstall libftp-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libftp-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libftp-dev
Uninstall libftp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libftp-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftp-dev
Remove libftp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libftp-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libftp-dev
Remove libftp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libftp-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftp-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftp-dev
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.