How to Install ftpd software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install ftpd software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

ftpd software package provides File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install ftpd 

ftpd is installed in your system.

Make ensure the ftpd package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ftpd *

You will get with ftpd package name, version, architecture and description in a table

ftpd package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Network
Package ftpd
Version 0.17-35
Description File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove ftpd software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?