How To Install proftpd on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is proftpd
ProFTPD is an enhanced FTP server with a focus toward simplicity, security, and ease of configuration. It features a very Apache-like configuration syntax, and a highly customizable server infrastructure, including support for multiple ‘virtual’ FTP servers, anonymous FTP, and permission-based directory visibility. This package defaults to the standalone behavior of ProFTPD, but all the needed scripts to have it run by systemd instead are included.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install proftpd
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install proftpd.
Install proftpd on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install proftpd
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install proftpd
Install proftpd on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install proftpd
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install proftpd
How To Uninstall proftpd on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the proftpd
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove proftpd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.