How To Install proftpd-mod-wrap on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-mod-wrap on Kali Linux.

What is proftpd-mod-wrap

proftpd-mod-wrap 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 module is contained in the contrib/mod_wrap.c file for ProFTPD 1.2+. It enables the daemon to use the common tcpwrappers access control library while in standalone mode, and in a very configurable manner.

There are three methods to install proftpd-mod-wrap 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-mod-wrap 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-wrap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install proftpd-mod-wrap

Install proftpd-mod-wrap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-mod-wrap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install proftpd-mod-wrap

Install proftpd-mod-wrap 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.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install proftpd-mod-wrap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install proftpd-mod-wrap

How To Uninstall proftpd-mod-wrap on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the proftpd-mod-wrap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove proftpd-mod-wrap

Uninstall proftpd-mod-wrap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall proftpd-mod-wrap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove proftpd-mod-wrap

Remove proftpd-mod-wrap Configurations and Data

To remove proftpd-mod-wrap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge proftpd-mod-wrap

Remove proftpd-mod-wrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove proftpd-mod-wrap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proftpd-mod-wrap

Dependencies

proftpd-mod-wrap have the following dependencies:

• proftpd-core
• libc6
• libwrap0

References

• proftpd-mod-wrap website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install proftpd-mod-wrap package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.