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1. eric
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Can anyone recommend an FTP client for Linux? I've tried FTP'ing thru Konqueror, Opera and the command line, but none of these make me feel warm and fuzzy like Filezilla. Ironically for an open-source program though, FZ only runs on Windows...

2. Anonymous
   Unregistered
   Posted 7 years ago #

   You can run FileZilla through WINE (I did). Works decently, but can run into some problems from time to time.

3. davedorm
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   I use gFTP that comes with the GNOME suite. I am sure it is available as a standalone package. You can also use Midnight Commander (mc) as an FTP client if you want something console based that is a step above command line.
   Also Nautilus (GNOME) should open FTP links and you can drag/drop files from window to window.

4. eric
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Cheers guys, I'll download and try gftp when I get some time on my Linux box. I'm using Suse and KDE desktop, not Gnome, don't know if that was the best choice but I had to start somewhere...
   I'd like to stay away from Wine if I can cos it kind of beats the whole point for me. Besides, I'll still have WinXP on my other machine until either OpenOffice becomes 100% perfect at exporting to MS Office formats, or everyone I'll ever work for switches to OpenOffice. So I can always run FileZilla on that. Thanks again.

5. Root
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Surely there are hatfuls of ftp clients in SuSe?

6. eric
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   There might be lots of stuff in Suse that I haven't discovered yet! If you know of one, could you let me know where to look? cheers.

7. OperaManiac
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   opera is a browser not a ftp client.

8. eric
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   @Sushubh: do you know it was your propaganda here that got me to finally try opera as a browser/email/newsreader in the first place? If you ever apply for a marketing job in Norway i'll write you a reference :-) Yeah I know it's not meant for ftp but I just tried it anyway because it's good at all the other stuff. It does work, just not really convenient. Perhaps that would be a suggestion for their roadmap?

9. Kitten
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   $ ftp open

10. OperaManiac
    Member
    Posted 7 years ago #

    @eric: good to know opera came out good for you :) its ftp browser is pretty decent :) it dont upload coz its not an explorer shell like IE is :)

11. Root
    Member
    Posted 7 years ago #

    Well MC Midnight Commander (already recommended above) would be my linux choice. As a file manager MC is awesome anyway so why not use the same tool. Some folks mind find it a bit geeky but that is linux.

12. eric
    Member
    Posted 7 years ago #

    wah, so may tools, so little time! i'll report back when i get a chance to try them.

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