ftp client for fedora 17

fabe856 · 08-02-2012, 08:55 AM

Hi all,
Which ftp client package is good for fedora 17. How can i install it

TB0ne · 08-02-2012, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by fabe856

Hi all,
Which ftp client package is good for fedora 17.

There are several, including the command-line client you probably already have. Which desktop environment are you using?? Nautilus (Gnome), and Dolphin or Konqueror (KDE) can handle FTP protocols, and there are MANY others you can easily find. What are you trying to accomplish, and how do you want to use FTP?

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How can i install it

Same way you install any other program...either through yum or compile from source.

lithos · 08-02-2012, 10:59 AM

KFTP is a nice FTP client working in Gnome or KDE

jefro · 08-02-2012, 06:26 PM

Info.

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/..._Protocol.html

Might have the client installed, dunno. Try the command line ftp.

schneidz · 08-02-2012, 10:12 PM

why do you want to use ftp rather than scp/ sftp/ sshfs ?

ftp is old and antiquated.

fabe856 · 08-02-2012, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TB0ne

There are several, including the command-line client you probably already have.

How can i know whether one is already installed? Plz suggest some commands

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What are you trying to accomplish, and how do you want to use FTP?

I actually want to transfer files to a remote web server through net securely. In windows i was using filezilla.

Regards
Fabe

chrism01 · 08-03-2012, 01:28 AM

You can get the Linux version of Filezilla, if that's what you want.

fabe856 · 08-03-2012, 02:56 AM

Thanks

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Originally Posted by chrism01

You can get the Linux version of Filezilla, if that's what you want.

Is there some other package similiar to filezilla. I want to shift to some other becoz of some of its limitations.

Regards
Fabe

lithos · 08-03-2012, 06:42 AM

Yes -> KFTP I think

schneidz · 08-03-2012, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by fabe856

How can i know whether one is already installed? Plz suggest some commands
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ftp

lithos · 08-03-2012, 09:48 AM

I think that would be better to check with RPM

Code:

# rpm -qai *ftp*

if "*" (asterisks) will be accepted.

273 · 08-03-2012, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by fabe856

I actually want to transfer files to a remote web server through net securely.

Then you should look at using SFTP if you can. Filezilla and other FTP programs will handle SFTP and it is encrypted which makes it more secure than regular FTP.

lleb · 08-03-2012, 11:48 AM

ncftp

and again to test just type ftp IP at the $ prompt.

unless you MUST use ftp to get access to that data, then you are stuck, but otherwise you really should be using ssh/scp