How to Install FileZilla on Linux Mint 21

FileZilla is an open source, popular and free-to-use file transfer protocol (FTP) used to exchange files among FTP servers. It creates a connection between one FTP server to other FTP servers and shares data. It consists of FTP clients and FTP servers, FTP clients are available for multiple Operating Systems, like Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Its prominent features make it unique among developers and encourage them to work with it. Some of the top features are:

It supports IPV6
It supports a Resume option
It supports drag and drop option, bookmarks, multiple tabs, remote file editing
Network configuration wizard, synchronized directory browsing, FTP-proxy support, and many more.

Install FileZilla on Linux Mint 21

We have offered multiple approaches from the Linux system to install the FileZilla client application on Linux Mint 21:

Through Terminal
Through GUI

1: Install FileZilla through Terminal

FileZilla client application can be installed from the apt which is a default repository of Linux system, first run the update command to refresh all the system packages up to date:

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Run the given command to install FileZilla on Linux Mint 21 system:

$ sudo apt install filezilla

To confirm the installation, type the version command in terminal:

$ filezilla --version

So, FileZilla is successfully installed on your system, you can execute FileZilla by typing:

$ filezilla

2: Install FileZilla through GUI

Installing FileZilla tool from the graphical user interface (GUI) is also the easiest task to perform. What you can do is, open the Software Application Manager and search for the FileZilla:

Click on the first option and you will get the FileZilla screen there. Navigate towards Install button and hit it:

It needs sudo privileges to install this application. Enter the correct Linux Mint password and click on Authenticate button:

And your required FileZilla application will be installed successfully on Linux Mint 21 system. You can launch it by clicking on Launch button:

You can also get it from All Applications menu:

How to Uninstall FileZilla from Linux Mint 21

We can remove the FileZilla application by using two approaches as mentioned above i-e through the terminal (apt repository) and GUI.

1: Uninstall FileZilla Using Terminal (apt Repository)

If you have installed the FileZilla application through terminal then run the mentioned apt command to uninstall the FileZilla tool from Linux Mint 21 system:

$ sudo apt remove filezilla

2: Uninstall FileZilla Using GUI

If you have used the GUI approach for the installation of the FileZilla tool, then this process will work. In the Software Application manager, search for the FileZilla:

Hit and select Remove button:

Conclusion

FileZilla is an open source, popular file transfer protocol that is used to create FTP client and FTP server connections to share files. It is free of cost cross-platform FTP client. This article has demonstrated the use of the FileZilla application and its installation process using GUI and Terminal. Moreover, its uninstallation process is also mentioned through terminal and GUI approaches.