How To Install pure-ftpd-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-common on Kali Linux.

What is pure-ftpd-common

pure-ftpd-common is:

This package provides files shared between the three pure-ftpd binary packages like startup scripts, documentation, and examples.

There are three methods to install pure-ftpd-common 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 pure-ftpd-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pure-ftpd-common

Install pure-ftpd-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pure-ftpd-common

Install pure-ftpd-common 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 pure-ftpd-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pure-ftpd-common

How To Uninstall pure-ftpd-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pure-ftpd-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pure-ftpd-common

Uninstall pure-ftpd-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pure-ftpd-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pure-ftpd-common

Remove pure-ftpd-common Configurations and Data

To remove pure-ftpd-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pure-ftpd-common

Remove pure-ftpd-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pure-ftpd-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pure-ftpd-common

Dependencies

pure-ftpd-common have the following dependencies:

• debconf
• libpam-modules
• perl

References

• pure-ftpd-common website

Summary

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