How To Install ftpcopy on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftpcopy on Ubuntu 22.04. ftpcopy is FTP clients collection

Introduction

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

What is ftpcopy

ftpcopy is:

ftpcopy is a simple FTP client written to copy files or directories (recursively) from an FTP server. It was written to mirror FTP sites which support the EPLF directory listing format, but it also supports the traditional listing format (/bin/ls).

ftpls is an FTP client which generates directory listings, either in plain text or HTML.

The tools only support passive mode FTP. There is no plan to support active mode.

There are three methods to install ftpcopy 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 ftpcopy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ftpcopy

Install ftpcopy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ftpcopy

Install ftpcopy 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 ftpcopy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ftpcopy

How To Uninstall ftpcopy on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ftpcopy

Uninstall ftpcopy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftpcopy

Remove ftpcopy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ftpcopy

Remove ftpcopy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftpcopy

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Summary

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