Is there any GUI FTP client available in RHEL6?

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • ftp
  • Nautilus
  • Konqueror
  • GNOME
  • KDE

Issue

  • Is there any GUI SFTP client available in RHEL6?
  • How to access FTP from GUI under GNOME and KDE ?
  • Is there any gftp package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6?

Resolution

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 has a graphical ftp client called "gftp" but in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 "gftp" package is
    deprecated.

  • In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Nautilus, the file manager for the Gnome desktop can also be used as an FTP client without
    having to install any additional software on the system. Nautilus provides an easy way to connect and exchange files via FTP
    and makes the process as simple as a copy paste.

    • The File menu of nautilus provides the option to “Connect to Server”. The connection dialog provides the options to establish
      various types of connections like Public FTP, FTP with Login, SSH, Windows Share and a few others.
  • In KDE is the default desktop environment for user, then "Konqueror" can be used as a FTP client.

    • Open the Konqueror file browser.
    • Click "Bookmark > Edit bookmarks". The bookmark manager will pop up:
    • Click the "New" icon to add a new bookmark. Fill in the "Name" field, and the "Location" field. For this last field, specify following special syntax: ftp://username:password@ftp.website.com

Note: Where username, password, and website.com are your actual user name, password and web site domain. Don't forget the colon between the username and password. Also, don't forget the "@" between the authentication information and the host. If you don't want to store the password, just remove the colon and the password: ftp://username@ftp.website.com

Note: When the server asks for authentication, a Konqueror prompt will ask for your password.

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