How To Install erlang-ftp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ftp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-ftp
erlang-ftp is:
The ftp application implements a client for file transfer according to a subset of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
There are three methods to install erlang-ftp 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 erlang-ftp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-ftp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-ftp
Install erlang-ftp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-ftp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-ftp
Install erlang-ftp 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 erlang-ftp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-ftp
How To Uninstall erlang-ftp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-ftp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-ftp
Uninstall erlang-ftp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-ftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-ftp
Remove erlang-ftp Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-ftp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-ftp
Remove erlang-ftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-ftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-ftp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-ftp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
