How To Install twoftpd on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install twoftpd on Kali Linux.

What is twoftpd

twoftpd is:

This is twoftpd, an FTP server that strives to be secure, simple, and efficient. None of the commands can cause execution of other programs, and the normal model of execution does a chroot to the logged in user’s directory immediately after authentication.

The name “twoftpd” comes from the fact that there were two parts to the server – an authenticating front end, which contains no file or data transfer code, and a back end, which contains all the data transfer code.

This package contains the twoftpd programs.

There are three methods to install twoftpd 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 twoftpd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install twoftpd

Install twoftpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install twoftpd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install twoftpd

Install twoftpd 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 twoftpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install twoftpd

How To Uninstall twoftpd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the twoftpd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove twoftpd

Uninstall twoftpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove twoftpd

Remove twoftpd Configurations and Data

To remove twoftpd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge twoftpd

Remove twoftpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove twoftpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge twoftpd

Dependencies

twoftpd have the following dependencies:

• libbg2
• libc6
• libcvm1

References

• twoftpd website

Summary

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