command for launching gui ftp program

aizkorri · 06-09-2006, 02:58 AM

Hello,
I'm connecting remotely via putty and vnc to a fedora core 3 machine.
I'm trying to launch any gui ftp program from the console.

Could someone of you please tell me which command I should type?

thanks in advance.

cdhgee · 06-09-2006, 03:25 AM

Do you have a gui ftp program installed? If not, you'll need to install one first. GFTP is quite good.

Then, from your putty console:

Code:

export DISPLAY=:0
gftp &

The first command tells Linux to display GUI windows on the console monitor (and hence your VNC session), and the second command launches gftp. If of course you have a different gui ftp client, adjust the second line accordingly. The '&' causes gftp to launch in the background.

Regards
David

aizkorri · 06-09-2006, 08:32 AM

thanks a lot, I'll install it.