How To Install python3-pyftpdlib on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyftpdlib on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-pyftpdlib is Python FTP server library (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyftpdlib on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-pyftpdlib

python3-pyftpdlib is:

Python FTP server library provides a high-level portable interface to easily write asynchronous FTP servers with Python.

pyftpdlib is currently the most complete RFC-959 FTP server implementation available for Python programming language. It is used in projects like Google Chromium and Bazaar.

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-pyftpdlib 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 python3-pyftpdlib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyftpdlib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyftpdlib

Install python3-pyftpdlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyftpdlib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pyftpdlib

Install python3-pyftpdlib 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 python3-pyftpdlib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyftpdlib

How To Uninstall python3-pyftpdlib on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python3-pyftpdlib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyftpdlib

Uninstall python3-pyftpdlib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pyftpdlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyftpdlib

Remove python3-pyftpdlib Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pyftpdlib configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyftpdlib

Remove python3-pyftpdlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pyftpdlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyftpdlib

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyftpdlib package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.