All Boards TFTP on Ubuntu

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For Debian and Based Systems Users:

To install tftpboot service first install tftp server:

$sudo apt-get install tftpd

Choose an Internet super server to install

Install xinetd OR inetd. Notice openbsd-inetd is alread installed on Ubuntu.

INET

• Open a terminal as root
• If inetd is not installed, install it typing

$sudo apt-get install openbsd-inetd

• create tftpboot folder and set permissions:

  

$sudo mkdir /tftpboot $sudo chmod a+x /tftpboot

• Edit tftp file

  

$sudo gedit /etc/inetd.conf

• Add this line:

tftp dgram udp wait nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.tftpd /tftpboot

• After restart the inetd server:

  

$ sudo /etc/init.d/openbsd-inetd restart

XINET

• Open a terminal as root

• If xinetd is not installed, install it typing:

$sudo apt-get install xinetd

• create tftpboot folder and set permissions:

$sudo mkdir /tftpboot $sudo chmod a+x /tftpboot

• Edit file tftp:

  

$sudo gedit /etc/xinetd.d/tftp

• Add these lines

  

service tftp

{

  socket_type = dgram

  protocol = udp

  wait = yes

  user = root

  server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd

  server_args = /tftpboot

  disable = no

  per_source = 100 2

  flags = IPv4

}

• After restart the inetd server:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/xinetd restart