ftp-server software package provides virtual package provided by pure-ftpd-ldap, inetutils-ftpd, pure-ftpd-postgresql, vsftpd, heimdal-servers, ftpd, pure-ftpd-mysql, pure-ftpd, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install ftp-server
ftp-server is installed in your system.
Make ensure the ftp-server package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ftp-server*
You will get with ftp-server package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 9 stretch |
| Section | Virtual packages |
| Package | ftp-server |
| Version | |
| Description | virtual package provided by pure-ftpd-ldap, inetutils-ftpd, pure-ftpd-postgresql, vsftpd, heimdal-servers, ftpd, pure-ftpd-mysql, pure-ftpd |
| Sub Section | Virtual |