Installation of FileZilla on Ubuntu 20.04
1. Open terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T
2. Type the following command in the terminal to add the PPA of FileZilla and press Enter.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sicklylife/filezilla
3. Type the user password when prompted and press Enter.
4. After that press Enter to continue to proceed.
5. Once that command has finished executing, type the following command and press Enter.
sudo apt update
6. Now, install FileZilla by executing the following command:
sudo apt install -y filezilla
7. So, we have successfully installed FileZilla. We’ll be opening it at a later stage in this article.
How to access my Android’s files using Wi-Fi using FileZilla in Ubuntu?
FileZilla is a free and cross-platform FTP client widely used to communicate with the FTP servers to upload and download files. FileZilla consists of both Client and Server applications. The client application is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Some of the common features are listed below :
- Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS), and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
- IPv6 support
- Available in more than 40 languages
- Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
- Easy to use Site Manager and transfer queue
- Bookmarks
- Drag & drop support
- Speed limits
- Filename filters
- Directory comparison
- Network configuration wizard
- Remote file editing
- Keep-alive
- HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP Proxy support
- Logging to file
- Synchronized directory browsing
- Remote file search
- Tabbed interface to connect to multiple servers
In this article, we will learn how to install FileZilla in Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) and use it for bidirectional transfer of files between Desktop and Android devices using an FTP server. We will discuss the following topics –
- Installation of FileZilla on Ubuntu 20.04
- Installation of WiFi FTP Server on Android device
- Setting up a WiFi network
- Setup of WiFi FTP Server
- Setup of FileZilla
- Removal of FileZilla
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