How To Install libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl on Debian 9.
What is libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl
libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl is:
Net::SFTP::SftpServer is a Perl port of sftp-server from OpenSSH providing access control on a per user and per command basis with improved logging via syslog.
This version of the Net::SFTP::SftpServer Perl module currently implements SSH File Transfer Protocol version 3.
The limitations compared with the OpenSSH implementation are as follows:
- Only files and directories are dealt with - other inode types are not returned on readdir.
- A virtual chroot is performed - / (rootfs) is treated as the users home
directory from the client perspective and all file access to / will
be in /<home_path>/
. The <home_path> is defined on object initialisation, it is not obtained from /etc/passwd. - All symlinked files or directories can be hidden and made inaccessible on request. Symlink returns “permission denied” then, readlink returns “file does not exist”.
- Setting of stats (set_stat or set_fstat) is disabled - the client will receive permission denied.
- Permissions for files and dirs are defaulted - the defaults are set on object initialisation.
There are three methods to install libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl 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 libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl
Install libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl
Install libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl 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 libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl
How To Uninstall libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl
Uninstall libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl
Remove libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl
Remove libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl
Dependencies
libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-sftp-sftpserver-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.