How To Install pure-ftpd-ldap on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-ldap on Kali Linux.
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 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-ldap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pure-ftpd-ldapInstall pure-ftpd-ldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd-ldap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pure-ftpd-ldapInstall pure-ftpd-ldap 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pure-ftpd-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pure-ftpd-ldapHow To Uninstall pure-ftpd-ldap on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pure-ftpd-ldap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pure-ftpd-ldapUninstall pure-ftpd-ldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pure-ftpd-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pure-ftpd-ldapRemove pure-ftpd-ldap Configurations and Data
To remove pure-ftpd-ldap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pure-ftpd-ldapRemove 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-ldapDependencies
pure-ftpd-ldap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd-ldap package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
