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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "vsftpd" package

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


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall vsftpd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: vsftpd
Priority: extra
Section: net
Installed-Size: 328
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jörg Frings-Fürst
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.3-3ubuntu2
Replaces: ftp-server
Provides: ftp-server
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), adduser, libpam-modules, netbase
Recommends: logrotate, ssl-cert
Conflicts: ftp-server
Filename: pool/main/v/vsftpd/vsftpd_3.0.3-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 115492
MD5sum: c0c62c32c75eea6a4d36e91b8695453b
SHA1: b97efcd25ed49537f0601b3687f39b07e126c0c0
SHA256: c1d07ecf1e8fd72714f0cc803498a59c9b6a88168ed340e9560e7e904d6bfc18
Description-en: 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: 81386f72ac91a5ea48f8db0b023f3f9b
Homepage: http://vsftpd.beasts.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y