How To Install libftp4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftp4
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libftp4
libftp4 is:
Ftplib presents a convenient C interface for the standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP). It makes it easier for programmers to use file transfer in their programs.
There are three methods to install libftp4
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libftp4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libftp4
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libftp4
Install libftp4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libftp4
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libftp4
Install libftp4 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 libftp4
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libftp4
How To Uninstall libftp4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libftp4
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libftp4
Uninstall libftp4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libftp4
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftp4
Remove libftp4 Configurations and Data
To remove libftp4
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libftp4
Remove libftp4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libftp4
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftp4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libftp4
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.