How To Install vsftpd-dbg on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vsftpd-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is vsftpd-dbg

vsftpd-dbg is:

This package provides the “Very Secure FTP Daemon”, written from the ground up with security in mind.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install vsftpd-dbg 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 vsftpd-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vsftpd-dbg

Install vsftpd-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vsftpd-dbg

Install vsftpd-dbg 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 vsftpd-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vsftpd-dbg

How To Uninstall vsftpd-dbg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vsftpd-dbg

Uninstall vsftpd-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vsftpd-dbg

Remove vsftpd-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove vsftpd-dbg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vsftpd-dbg

Remove vsftpd-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vsftpd-dbg

Dependencies

vsftpd-dbg have the following dependencies:

• vsftpd

References

• vsftpd-dbg website

Summary

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