Install and Use the gFTP Client on Ubuntu Linux
Using ftp from the command line can get tedious after a while. There's a client for Ubuntu called gFTP that gives you a GUI based ftp experience. Much easier.
To install the gftp client, open up a terminal and use the following command:
sudo apt-get install gftp
Once the application is installed, you can find it in Applications \ Internet \ gFTP
To connect to a server, just fill in the fields, and connect. Uploading files is as simple as dragging and dropping them. It's really a great application.
To save a bookmark to the site, you can just click the Add Bookmark link
It's a really easy to use client, but also extremely powerful. You can even use it to change file permissions.
The Geek is the founder of How-To Geek and a geek enthusiast. When he's not coming up with great how-to articles, he's probably writing at his personal blog. This article was written on 12/4/06 and tagged with: Ubuntu, Adding Software
My favorite ftp program so far. I'd like to see two more features which i think are very useful:
1) Multiple parallel connections. The ability to open several locations and switch between them via tabs. At the moment i have to run multiple instances of gFTP for this task.
2) Synchronized folder-switching. In CuteFTP (Windows) there is a feature which allows you to switch a directory on your local machine and the server simultaneusly if the folder-structure is similar. Very useful and time-friendly!