How To Install proftpd-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is proftpd-doc
proftpd-doc 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 software documentation.
There are three methods to install proftpd-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install proftpd-doc
Install proftpd-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install proftpd-doc
Install proftpd-doc 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install proftpd-doc
How To Uninstall proftpd-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the proftpd-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove proftpd-doc
Uninstall proftpd-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall proftpd-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove proftpd-doc
Remove proftpd-doc Configurations and Data
To remove proftpd-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge proftpd-doc
Remove proftpd-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove proftpd-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proftpd-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
