How To Install vsftpd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vsftpd on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 vsftpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vsftpd
How To Uninstall vsftpd on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vsftpd
Remove vsftpd Configurations and Data
To remove vsftpd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vsftpd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
