Install FileZilla Client 3.17.0 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint Derivative System

FileZilla Client 3.17.0 is released, how to Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04 via PPA Repository


FileZilla is a free, cross-platform and full-featured FTP (File Transfer Protocol) solution for the Linux and Open Source ecosystems. It is also compatible with the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

Features at a glance

The application is easy to use, supports multiple languages, and provides users with support for encrypted file transfers, proxy, MODE Z transfer compression, and speed limits. It can be used to transfer files larger than 4GB, as well as to resume transfers. It supports well known file transfer protocols, including FTP, FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS) and SFTP (SSH FTP). In addition, support for proxy includes SOCKS5, HTTP/1.1 and FTP-proxy.

It also comes with a powerful site manager that allows users to easily organize their FTP connections as they see fit. You will be able to add as many details about a connection as you want, including preferred encryption, logon type, comments, server type, proxy bypass, default local and remote directories, server timezone offset, transfer mode, and character encoding.

Among other unique features, we can mention support for bookmarks, drag and drop support, filename filters, editing of remote files, keep-alive support, remote file search, file logging support, IPv6 support, folder comparison, synchronized directory browsing, and network configuration wizard.

What New in version 3.17.0 :
Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • *nix: Removed a label on the filter dialog that doesn't apply to *nix builds
  • Fix compilation if Nettle is installed in a custom location
  • Fix potential issues with destruction order when closing FileZilla

How to Install FileZilla Client 3.17.0 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint Derivative System :

How to Install FileZilla Client 3.17.0 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04 via PPA Repository and other Ubuntu derivative systems , open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following command :

For Ubuntu 32bit OS (i386)
wget http://netix.dl.sourceforge.net/project/filezilla/FileZilla_Client/3.17.0/FileZilla_3.17.0_i586-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
sudo tar -xjvf FileZilla_3.17.0_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
filezilla


For Ubuntu 64bit  (Amd64)
wget http://netix.dl.sourceforge.net/project/filezilla/FileZilla_Client/3.17.0/FileZilla_3.17.0_x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
sudo tar -xjvf FileZilla_3.17.0_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 
filezilla

Enjoy! I hope this article adding you more clarity.