How To Install proftpd-core on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-core
on Debian 12.
What is proftpd-core
proftpd-core is:
ProFTPD is a powerful modular FTP/SFTP/FTPS server. This File Transfer Protocol daemon supports also hidden directories, virtual hosts, and per-directory “.ftpaccess” files. It uses a single main configuration file, with a syntax similar to Apache.
Because of the advanced design, anonymous-FTP directories can have an arbitrary internal structure (bin, lib, etc, and special files are not needed). Advanced features such as multiple password files and upload/download ratios are also supported.
This package contains the daemon and all main modules used for common configurations. If you need database-centric authentication install the suitable proftpd-mod suggested package.
There are three methods to install proftpd-core
on Debian 12. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install proftpd-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-core
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install proftpd-core
Install proftpd-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-core
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install proftpd-core
Install proftpd-core 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 proftpd-core
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install proftpd-core
How To Uninstall proftpd-core on Debian 12
To uninstall only the proftpd-core
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove proftpd-core
Uninstall proftpd-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall proftpd-core
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove proftpd-core
Remove proftpd-core Configurations and Data
To remove proftpd-core
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge proftpd-core
Remove proftpd-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove proftpd-core
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proftpd-core
Dependencies
proftpd-core have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-core
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.