1. install

$ sudo apt-get install vsftpd

2. configuration

Backup and create a new configuration file.

$ sudo mv /etc/vsftpd.conf /etc/vsftpd.conf_orig

$ sudo vim /etc/vsftpd.conf

Make a basic configuration, paste following into newly created vsftpd.conf file.

listen=NO
listen_ipv6=YES
anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
local_umask=022
dirmessage_enable=YES
use_localtime=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
chroot_local_user=YES
secure_chroot_dir=/var/run/vsftpd/empty
pam_service_name=vsftpd
rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
rsa_private_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
ssl_enable=NO
pasv_enable=Yes
pasv_min_port=10000
pasv_max_port=10100
allow_writeable_chroot=YES
 

Restart service

$ sudo service vsftpd restart

Done! Using Linux account to login.