How To Install pure-ftpd-ldap on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-ldap on Debian 9.
What is pure-ftpd-ldap
pure-ftpd-ldap is:
Pure-FTPd is a fast, production-quality, standards-conformant FTP server based upon Troll-FTPd. 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-ldap 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-ldap 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-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pure-ftpd-ldap
Install pure-ftpd-ldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd-ldap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pure-ftpd-ldap
Install pure-ftpd-ldap 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-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pure-ftpd-ldap
How To Uninstall pure-ftpd-ldap on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pure-ftpd-ldap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pure-ftpd-ldap
Uninstall pure-ftpd-ldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pure-ftpd-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pure-ftpd-ldap
Remove pure-ftpd-ldap Configurations and Data
To remove pure-ftpd-ldap configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pure-ftpd-ldap
Remove pure-ftpd-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pure-ftpd-ldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pure-ftpd-ldap
Dependencies
pure-ftpd-ldap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-ldap package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.