How to install FileZilla in Ubuntu

How to install FileZilla in Ubuntu

In this article we will install Filezilla in Ubuntu. Filezilla is the popular ftp client. Best things about Filezilla are its free, open source project, safe, secure, and easy to use.

Install Filezilla from Ubuntu Software center

Open Ubuntu Software center

Search for Filezilla

Select Filezilla from search result list and click on install.


Installation requires authentication. Authenticate with super user password. Super user is the user which we create during the installation of Ubuntu.
Wait until installation completed

Close Software center once installation finished.

How to update Filezilla with latest version on Ubuntu

Use command line method if above method does not work for you or you want to update the Filezilla with latest version.
Open terminals and run following command to add Filezilla ppa.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/programs-ppa

Press enter to confirm

Update repository

sudo apt-get update

To install / update with latest version of Filezilla Run following command

sudo apt-get install filezilla

How to use Filezilla in Ubuntu

Click on Dash home button. Type Filezilla in search box and click on Filezilla icon

In this article we have installed Filezilla.