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I've heard similar things about FileZilla and it's creator. Do you have any recommendations for an open source, GUI-based, Linux FTP client? Most of the time I
by davb 12y ago
I've heard similar things about FileZilla and it's creator. Do you have any recommendations for an open source, GUI-based, Linux FTP client?
Most of the time I simply scp or rsync files as neccessary, however I use FileZilla to manage files on my phone and tablets via FTP. I've never found the FTP/SFTP/SMB support in Thunar to be all that reliable...
- RubyPinch 12y agounfortunately I haven't. For the most part, I'm a Windows user, so I've been using Explorer for plain FTP to my phone (which, while not great, does do the job more-than-well-enough for my uses)
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y agoIIRC GNOME has FTP and SFTP support, so you should be able to just use Nautilus.
- davb 12y agoI'm not using GNOME. I'm using XFCE, and unfortunately in my experience Thunar (the XFCE file manager) doesn't handle those sorts of connections too well. I think it's more to do with the FUSE layer beneath it (possibly the same driver that's used by GNOME).
- cyphax 12y agoMaybe Midnight Commander? It can open FTP-connections (and shell connections, too, allowing secure copying of files over SSH rather than FTP), has that well-known dual pane layout, and, while not a GUI application, can be controlled the same way a GUI application can without even needing X. :)
- okasaki 12y agoFor sftp, you can just mount it locally with sshfs and then use $FILE_MANAGER
- davb 12y agoUnfortunately, like I say, I've tried that (using Thunar - the otherwise fantastic file manager in XFCE). I'm not sure if it's Thunar's fault, or it's the FUSE layer beneath it, but I've always found it to be a little unreliable. Plus I like to be able to see connection logs and manage the activity queue in the same way I do with FileZilla.
- Tanath 12y agoHere's a recommendation: stop using FTP.