How to Install and Uninstall inetutils-ftp Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 22,2025

1. Install "inetutils-ftp" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install inetutils-ftp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                inetutils-ftp
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "inetutils-ftp" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall inetutils-ftp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: inetutils-ftp
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 331
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Guillem Jover
Architecture: amd64
Source: inetutils
Version: 2:1.9.4-1build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), netbase
Filename: pool/universe/i/inetutils/inetutils-ftp_1.9.4-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 80190
MD5sum: cf43206370951703b8ddd83134718553
SHA1: b58f2e317c2680d7576152e31ad91a19e58a2d2d
SHA256: 20c90e6a10030037e7c2d02582ed57ab129b1bbb21dc75f1fcc873d1c098d11c
Description-en: File Transfer Protocol client
The ftp command is used to transfer files between hosts using the
FTP protocol.
Description-md5: 73d2fe548303a3bcc7b121f6b8c9426a
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu