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Ubuntu / Debian Linux: Install and Setup TFTPD Server

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To install and set up a TFTP server on Ubuntu or Debian Linux, follow these steps:

  1. Install the TFTP server software:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tftpd-hpa
  1. Configure the TFTP server:
sudo nano /etc/default/tftpd-hpa

In the file, uncomment the line TFTP_USERNAME="tftp" and set TFTP_DIRECTORY to the location of the directory where files will be stored and served. For example:

TFTP_USERNAME="tftp"
TFTP_DIRECTORY="/var/lib/tftpboot"
TFTP_ADDRESS="0.0.0.0:69"
TFTP_OPTIONS="--secure"

  1. Create the TFTP directory and set permissions:
sudo mkdir /var/lib/tftpbootrnsudo chmod -R 777 /var/lib/tftpboot
  1. Start the TFTP server:
sudo service tftpd-hpa start

Verify the TFTP server is running by attempting to transfer a file to or from the server using the tftp command.