How To Install pure-ftpd on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd on Ubuntu 20.04. pure-ftpd is Secure and efficient FTP server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is pure-ftpd

pure-ftpd is:

Free, secure, production-quality and standard-conformant FTP server. Features include chrooted home directories, virtual domains, built-in ’ls’, anti-warez system, configurable ports for passive downloads, FXP protocol, bandwidth throttling, ratios, fortune files, Apache-like log files, fast standalone mode, atomic uploads, text / HTML / XML real-time status report, virtual users, virtual quotas, privilege separation, SSL/TLS and more.

There are three methods to install pure-ftpd on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pure-ftpd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pure-ftpd

Install pure-ftpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pure-ftpd

Install pure-ftpd 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 pure-ftpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pure-ftpd

How To Uninstall pure-ftpd on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the pure-ftpd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pure-ftpd

Uninstall pure-ftpd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pure-ftpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pure-ftpd

Remove pure-ftpd Configurations and Data

To remove pure-ftpd configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pure-ftpd

Remove pure-ftpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pure-ftpd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pure-ftpd package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.