How To Install pure-ftpd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd on Debian 9.
What is pure-ftpd
pure-ftpd is:
Free, secure, production-quality and standard-conformant FTP server. Features include chrooted home directories, virtual domains, built-in ’ls’, anti-warez system, configurable ports for passive downloads, FXP protocol, bandwidth throttling, ratios, fortune files, Apache-like log files, fast standalone mode, atomic uploads, text / HTML / XML real-time status report, virtual users, virtual quotas, privilege separation, SSL/TLS and more.
There are three methods to install pure-ftpd on Debian 9. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pure-ftpd
Install pure-ftpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pure-ftpd
Install pure-ftpd 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 pure-ftpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pure-ftpd
How To Uninstall pure-ftpd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pure-ftpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pure-ftpd
Uninstall pure-ftpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pure-ftpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pure-ftpd
Remove pure-ftpd Configurations and Data
To remove pure-ftpd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pure-ftpd
Remove pure-ftpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pure-ftpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pure-ftpd
Dependencies
pure-ftpd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.