How To Install pure-ftpd-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 pure-ftpd-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pure-ftpd-common
How To Uninstall pure-ftpd-common on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
