Then change the ownership of the extracted FileZilla directory as follows:<\/p>\n
$ sudo chown -R root:root FileZilla3\/<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/word-image-378.png\")
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4. Now the installation of FileZilla is completed, you can launch it using the following command in Terminal:<\/p>\n
$ \/opt\/FileZilla3\/bin\/filezilla<\/pre>\nInstalling FileZilla on Ubuntu via Software Center<\/h2>\n
For users who are not comfortable with the command line can install FileZilla graphically. Here is the procedure to do so:<\/p>\n
1. Open Ubuntu Software Center in your system. To do so, click its icon in the left panel of your desktop or press the super key and then search and launch it from there.<\/p>\n
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2. In the Software Center window, click the search button located on the left-most corner. Then in the search bar, type filezilla<\/em> and press Enter<\/strong>. When the search result appears, click the FileZilla<\/strong> application as seen highlighted in the following screenshot.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/word-image-380.png\")
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After clicking the application, the following view will appear. Click Install<\/strong> button to install FileZilla on your system. It will install the FileZilla version 3.46.3<\/strong> on your system.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/word-image-381.png\")
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Now you will be asked to provide your password for authentication. Enter your password and click Authenticate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/word-image-382.png\")
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Now the installation will be started and once completed you will see the following view on your screen.<\/p>\n
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Now in order to launch FileZilla, hit the super key and type filezilla<\/em> in the search bar. From the search results, click the FileZilla icon to launch it.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/word-image-384.png\")
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Connect to a Remote FTP Server using FileZilla<\/h2>\n
It is very easy to connect to a remote FTP server using FileZilla. All you need is to launch the FileZilla application. Then provide hostname or IP address, username, password, <\/strong>and the port number<\/strong> to which the FTP server is listening (default port 21<\/strong>). Then click Quickconnect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/word-image-385.png\")
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Now a dialog may pop up informing you that your FTP connection is not secure or the server’s certificate is not recognized. If you are okay with it, click OK<\/strong> to continue.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/word-image-386.png\")
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If everything is fine, you will be connected to your FTP server and will be able to transfer files to and from the server respectively.<\/p>\n
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Remove FileZilla from Ubuntu<\/h2>\n
In case, you need to remove FileZilla from your Ubuntu system, you can easily do so using the following command in Terminal:<\/p>\n
$ sudo apt remove filezilla<\/pre>\nTo remove FileZilla along with its configuration files, use the following command instead:<\/p>\n
$ sudo apt purge filezilla<\/pre>\nThat is all there is to it! Using any of the three methods described here, you can easily install FileZilla on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS system. In the end, we have also covered how to remove FileZilla in case you need to so.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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