How To Install ftp on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftp on Ubuntu 22.04. ftp is dummy transitional package for tnftp

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftp on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ftp

ftp is:

This is a dummy transitional package transitioning ftp to tnftp.

There are three methods to install ftp on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install 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 ftp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ftp

Install ftp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ftp

Install 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 ftp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ftp

How To Uninstall ftp on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ftp

Uninstall ftp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftp

Remove ftp Configurations and Data

To remove ftp configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ftp

Remove ftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftp package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.