Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, FileZilla is a popular FTP client, available for Linux, Windows and Mac systems. The latest version available is FileZilla 3.9.0.5, which has been recently released, coming with an enhanced auto-updater that now performs proper updates.
In this article I will show you how to install FileZilla 3.9.0.5 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, LXLE, Deepin, Linux Lite, Peppermint, Debian, Kwheezy, Crunchbang, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia and OpenMandriva.
Because FileZilla 3.9.0.5 is not available via any repository yet, we have to download FileZilla 3.9.0.5 from the project’s site, extract the archive, move to /opt and alias the launcher.
Follow the instructions for your system’s architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install FileZilla 3.9.0.5 on 32 bit Linux systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/files/FileZilla_Client/3.9.0.5/FileZilla_3.9.0.5_i586-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf FileZilla_3.9.0.5_i586-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/filezilla*
$ sudo mv FileZilla3 /opt/filezilla3
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/filezilla3/bin/filezilla /usr/bin/filezilla
To start FileZilla 3.9.0.5, just open a terminal, type filezilla and hit enter.
How to install FileZilla 3.9.0.5 on 64 bit Linux systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/files/FileZilla_Client/3.9.0.5/FileZilla_3.9.0.5_x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf FileZilla_3.9.0.5_x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/filezilla*
$ sudo mv FileZilla3 /opt/filezilla3
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/filezilla3/bin/filezilla /usr/bin/filezilla
To start FileZilla 3.9.0.5, just open a terminal, type filezilla and hit enter.
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