Does this exist!
 

I am fairly happy with Linux thus far.
However, I would like to find some sort
of software that would let me use programs
such as "Core FTP" in order to update my sites.
(I was hoping for some sort of emulator software.)
At this time I still have not figured out how
to fix the editing problem I have with
the Linux programs I have been using.
I can get in and out of my files,
I just cannot edit them as of yet.
Your help would be greatly appreciated!
Namaste'
Scot

Core FTP is a Windows application so this leaves you with two choices, install wine or use xen with a virt-install of Windows.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...lation-573581/

please use better thread titles in future, but as for your question, many bits of windows software will run within wine. give it a go. I'd urge you to look to work with the linux tools rather than fight against them for what you know. may well be much easier in the long term.

I don't know why you'd want to run a Windows version of FTP/SFTP client such as CoreFtp, when Linux has many well-developed tools for everything it does, but anyway. You can try running CoreFTP under WINE. It's Windows emulation software.
As to editing files, you probably don't have write permissions on them. Could you describe your problem in more detail?

no, wine is not an emulator. it is a compatability layer, which is very different.

Even the name stands for that...


Wine
Is
Not an
Emulator

There is a list of Linux FTP programs at http://linuxappfinder.com/internetan...ing/ftpclients

You can also use Firefox's fireftp extension.

Yeah, I know what wine stands for. :) In layman's terms, however, it makes more sense to say it's "something like an emulator", than to scare people off with a "compatibility layer" term... Don't you think? :)
But, OK, OK, wine is not an emulator, I know, I know...

Hi,

No it doesn't. To try an inject layman terms that are not correct causes confusion. 'An emulator duplicates (provides an emulation of) the functions of one system using a different system, so that the second system behaves like (and appears to be) the first system.'

Cannot explain it any better.

As for WINE;

Big difference when you know the definitions.

Filezilla is a decent ftp client for Linux, imho.

WINE or a virtual version of windows ehh?
 

Lenard,
Thank you for your reply.
I actually have WINE installed but,
I am not really making heads or tails of it.
I will have a look at the other option which
may be more akin to what I am looking for.
Thank you for your help!
Namaste'
Scot

Regarding WINE
 

Uncle_Theodore,
My difficulty is that in my previous OS,
I was able to edit my file both locally and remotely.
I am very accustomed to that.
I do have Filezilla and WINE installed but,
that are not behaving in the same manner.
Please forgive me for being a bit of a hold out but,
some conveniences are hard to let go of.
I will be answering the other nice replies
later of today.
I really do appreciate your input!
Namaste'
Scot

if you want to transparently edit a remote file as if it were local, try ftpfs or sshfs under the fuse project. i'm sure when you have them working, you'll no longer see the windows equivalent as a convenience at all.

Could you tell me more?
 

Phantom,
Could you tell me more about
Firefox's fireftp extention?
The question that comes to mind
is if I used the command line
"sudo apt-get____________install" what would I
type in the blank space?