How to Install and Uninstall ftpmirror Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "ftpmirror" package

This tutorial shows how to install ftpmirror on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ftpmirror on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ftpmirror
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ftpmirror package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ftpmirror
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 760
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dario Minnucci
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.96+dfsg-14build1
Depends: perl (>= 5.22.1-1), libc6 (>= 2.4), perlapi-5.22.1
Recommends: cron
Filename: pool/universe/f/ftpmirror/ftpmirror_1.96+dfsg-14build1_amd64.deb
Size: 113832
MD5sum: a81a7a9330071549d374c85a13fe92d1
SHA1: ec16f91cbcfd72b7ec0df932640af70cb239a1e3
SHA256: 56060ef08a0b0c07d3636be9e561a30e1674503a79106e95b1de3b80dc395a0a
Description-en: Mirroring directory hierarchy using FTP protocol
ftpmirror is an utility to copy directory hierarchy (usually
called 'mirror') using FTP protocol.
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A similar perl script exists, whose name is 'mirror',
but ftpmirror requires less memory than mirror.
Description-md5: 7d2af59ec05cab964f16fd21e0cee0a9
Homepage: ftp://ftp.sai.msu.su/pub/unix/FTP/mirror/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu