This is how to install and configure the pure-ftpd ftp server on your Ubuntu or Debian server or workstation.
First use apt to download and install the pure-ftpd package - it is available from default repositories :
root@box:~# apt-get install pure-ftpd
.
.
.
Setting up pure-ftpd (1.0.21-11ubuntu1) …
Starting ftp server: Running: /usr/sbin/pure-ftpd -l pam -u 1000 -E -O clf:/var/log/pure-ftpd/transfer.log -B
As [...]