How To Install vsftpd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vsftpd on Kali Linux. vsftpd is lightweight, efficient FTP server written for security

Introduction

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

What is vsftpd

vsftpd is:

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

It supports both anonymous and non-anonymous FTP access, PAM authentication, bandwidth limiting, and the Linux sendfile() facility.

There are three methods to install vsftpd 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vsftpd

Install vsftpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vsftpd

Install vsftpd 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vsftpd

How To Uninstall vsftpd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vsftpd

Uninstall vsftpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vsftpd

Remove vsftpd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vsftpd

Remove vsftpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vsftpd

Dependencies

vsftpd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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