By Seppy Yppes
I want to completely remove ProFTPd and all it’s files from my droplet, how do I do so from the Ubuntu console?
I have tried sudo apt-get remove and purge, but didn’t seem to do anything.
I just need a 100% fresh installation from that package
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Hello,
If running as root, this will work. If not, add sudo before the commands.
apt-get remove --purge --auto-remove proftpd
Then you can search your droplet for the left over directories and files with these commands.
find -type d -name proftp
find -type f -name proftp
This will remove the directory and everything inside.
rm -rf /path/to/directory
Remove a single file.
rm /path/to/file
I hope this helps.
PS: Please take a snapshot first. Removing things from your droplet can be risky in some situations. If you delete the wrong directory or file, the world could come crashing down for you.
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