As part of the standard installation, the client software for FTP is already installed. You can verify that FTP-related software is installed on your system by using dpkg, grep, and sort commands in this query: $ dpkg --get-selections | grep ftp | sort The example results might differ, depending on what software packages are installed. In your Ubuntu file system, you will find the file /usr/bin/pftp symbolically linked to /usr/bin/netkit-ftp as well as the vsftpd server under the /usr/sbin directory. Other installed packages include additional text-based and graphical FTP clients. If vsftpd is not installed, you can install it through Synaptic. Note If you host an FTP server connected to the Internet, make it a habit to always check the Ubuntu website for up-to-date system errata, and security and bug fixes for your server software. You can find packages for a wide variety of FTP tools, including wu-ftpd, in Synaptic. Again, just make sure you have the Universe repository enabled. Refer to Chapter 7, "Managing Software," for information on how to use packages. |