How To Install proftpd-core on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-core
on Kali Linux.
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 Kali Linux. 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.
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-core
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install proftpd-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-core
using apt
by running the following command:
Install proftpd-core Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-core
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall proftpd-core on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the proftpd-core
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall proftpd-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall proftpd-core
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove proftpd-core Configurations and Data
To remove proftpd-core
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
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:
Dependencies
proftpd-core have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-core
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.