How To Install vsftpd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install vsftpd on CentOS 7. vsftpd is Very Secure Ftp Daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vsftpd on CentOS 7.

What is vsftpd

vsftpd is a Very Secure FTP daemon. It was written completely from scratch.

We can use yum or dnf to install vsftpd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install vsftpd.

Install vsftpd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install vsftpd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vsftpd

Install vsftpd on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install vsftpd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vsftpd

How To Uninstall vsftpd on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove vsftpd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vsftpd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.