How To Install proftpd-mod-geoip on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-mod-geoip on Debian 12.
What is proftpd-mod-geoip
proftpd-mod-geoip 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 provides GeoIP functionalities.
There are three methods to install proftpd-mod-geoip 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-geoip 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-geoip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install proftpd-mod-geoip
Install proftpd-mod-geoip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-mod-geoip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install proftpd-mod-geoip
Install proftpd-mod-geoip 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-geoip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install proftpd-mod-geoip
How To Uninstall proftpd-mod-geoip on Debian 12
To uninstall only the proftpd-mod-geoip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove proftpd-mod-geoip
Uninstall proftpd-mod-geoip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall proftpd-mod-geoip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove proftpd-mod-geoip
Remove proftpd-mod-geoip Configurations and Data
To remove proftpd-mod-geoip configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge proftpd-mod-geoip
Remove proftpd-mod-geoip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove proftpd-mod-geoip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proftpd-mod-geoip
Dependencies
proftpd-mod-geoip have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-mod-geoip package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
