proftpd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "proftpd" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install proftpd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall proftpd on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "proftpd" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone proftpd's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/proftpd.git 
            
                        
                ~/proftpd
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/proftpd folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/proftpd
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the proftpd package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1373108
Name: proftpd
PackageBaseID: 70000
PackageBase: proftpd
Version: 2:1.3.8b-2
Description: High-performance, scalable FTP SSL TLS and SFTP server
URL: http://www.proftpd.org/
NumVotes: 58
Popularity: 0.181515
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: xyproto
FirstSubmitted: 1368716586
LastModified: 1703102387
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/proftpd.tar.gz