All Boards TFTP on Ubuntu

1 Kudo

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