How to Install and Uninstall vsftpd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "vsftpd" package

This is a short guide on how to install vsftpd on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                vsftpd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "vsftpd" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall vsftpd on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vsftpd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vsftpd package on Kali Linux

Package: vsftpd
Source: vsftpd (3.0.3-13)
Version: 3.0.3-13+b3
Installed-Size: 345
Maintainer: Keng-Yu Lin
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: ftp-server
Provides: ftp-server
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), adduser, libpam-modules, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), netbase, procps, sysvinit-utils (>= 2.96)
Recommends: logrotate, ssl-cert
Conflicts: ftp-server
Size: 142656
SHA256: 96b326ff540ac5dc04b4c010a699c6f8850c492e433226fe65b46d3e38cc25e1
SHA1: 68a2fc361b4b046fc9a82dd674096497f98783bc
MD5sum: 01f19789e9c07173bba04a8b37d610fe
Description: lightweight, efficient FTP server written for security
This package provides the "Very Secure FTP Daemon", written from
the ground up with security in mind.
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It supports both anonymous and non-anonymous FTP access, PAM authentication,
bandwidth limiting, and the Linux sendfile() facility.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://vsftpd.beasts.org/
Tag: admin::file-distribution, implemented-in::c, interface::daemon,
network::server, protocol::ftp, protocol::ssl, role::program,
works-with::file
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vsftpd/vsftpd_3.0.3-13+b3_amd64.deb