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Vsftpd [Very Secure File Transport Protocol Daemon] is a fast and secure file transfer service for linux/Unix.  Ftp server is used to transfer and exchange files between computers over network, In this article i will explain you to how to install and configure ftp server in Linux machine.


Update your server yum repository and install VSFTPD.

# yum check-update
# yum -y install vsftpd


Open VSFTPD configuration file and make changes as below.
# vim /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf


Change anonymous login yes to no.
anonymous_enable=NO


Uncomment below lines:

ascii_upload_enable=YES
ascii_download_enable=YES
chroot_local_user=YES


Add below line to the end of file.

allow_writeable_chroot=YES
pasv_enable=Yes
pasv_min_port=40000
pasv_max_port=40100


Restart VSFTPD service and make enable to automatic start on boot.

# systemctl restart vsftpd.service
# systemctl enable vsftpd.service


Allow ftp service and port ftom firewall.

# firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=ftp
# firewall-cmd --permanent --add-…

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Uptate the ubuntu packages.
#apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get autoremove


Install apache2 services and enable
# apt-get install apache2
# systemctl start apache2.service
# systemctl enable apache2.service


Install Mysql service and configure database.
# apt-get -y install mysql-server mysql-client
# systemctl start mysql.service
# systemctl enable mysql.service


Run the commands below to secure MySQL server.
# mysql_secure_installation


Login to mysql and configure database :
# mysql -u root -p


root@ip-10-0-1-…

Commands for check installed package :





With Apt command : 

List all installed packaged :
# apt list --installed

For check particular package :
# apt list --installed | grep -i apache


With DPKG Command 


List all installed package
# dpkg -l


List particular package name
# dpkg -l | grep apache2

-OR-

# dpkg -l | grep apahce2 | awk '{print $2, $3}'

the second version prints just the name and version of the package.
If the package is not installed nothing is printed to the terminal.




For Cent OS :

List all enabled repository on your system.
# yum list installed

List particular package with yum
# yum list installed | grep php


From RPM :
# rpm -qa | grep httpd





By Vishal Vyas