How To Install proftpd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd on CentOS 7. proftpd is Flexible, stable and highly-configurable FTP server

Introduction

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

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 xinetd instead are included.

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

Install proftpd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install proftpd

Install proftpd 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 proftpd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install proftpd

How To Uninstall proftpd on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove proftpd

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Summary

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