How To Install proftpd-mod-case on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-mod-case on Debian 12.
What is proftpd-mod-case
proftpd-mod-case is:
The mod_case module is designed to help ProFTPD be case-insensitive, for those sites that may need it (e.g. those that are migrating from a Windows environment or have mounted Windows filesystems).
mod_case works by performing two checks on the filename used in FTP commands. First, mod_case will scan the directory to see if there is already a file whose name exactly matches the given filename. If not, mod_case will scan the directory again, this time looking for case-insensitive matches.
There are three methods to install proftpd-mod-case 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-mod-case 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-mod-case using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install proftpd-mod-case
Install proftpd-mod-case Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-mod-case using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install proftpd-mod-case
Install proftpd-mod-case 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-mod-case using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install proftpd-mod-case
How To Uninstall proftpd-mod-case on Debian 12
To uninstall only the proftpd-mod-case package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove proftpd-mod-case
Uninstall proftpd-mod-case And Its Dependencies
To uninstall proftpd-mod-case and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove proftpd-mod-case
Remove proftpd-mod-case Configurations and Data
To remove proftpd-mod-case configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge proftpd-mod-case
Remove proftpd-mod-case configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove proftpd-mod-case configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proftpd-mod-case
Dependencies
proftpd-mod-case have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-mod-case package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
