How To Install twoftpd-run on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install twoftpd-run on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is twoftpd-run
twoftpd-run 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.
This package sets up the twoftpd service to listen on 0.0.0.0:21, and additionally provides a service directory to run an anonymous twoftpd service.
There are three methods to install twoftpd-run 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 twoftpd-run 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-run using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install twoftpd-run
Install twoftpd-run Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install twoftpd-run using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install twoftpd-run
Install twoftpd-run 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 twoftpd-run using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install twoftpd-run
How To Uninstall twoftpd-run on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the twoftpd-run package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove twoftpd-run
Uninstall twoftpd-run And Its Dependencies
To uninstall twoftpd-run and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove twoftpd-run
Remove twoftpd-run Configurations and Data
To remove twoftpd-run configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge twoftpd-run
Remove twoftpd-run configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove twoftpd-run configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge twoftpd-run
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install twoftpd-run package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
