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This will extract the file to a directory in your Downloads directory called FileZilla3.

Extract your tar file.Įxtract your tar file using the following command: tar -vxjf FileZilla_3.40.0_x86_2 Right click and select "Open in Terminal" (or just open a terminal with Ctrl + Alt + T and just type cd ~/Downloads/). I'll admit I use the Files GUI app that comes with Ubuntu most of the time. Navigate to your Downloads folder and find your FileZilla tar file. If you don't have FileZilla already, download it here. If you already have FileZilla installed, FileZilla checks automatically for updates at launch and downloads them to your home downloads folder. For apps that I use often, where I care about having the latest, I handle those manually. I use repositories for things that either I don't use very often or that I don't care about having the latest version of. Downloading, extracting, and compiling every application from source would be hugely impractical. They greatly reduce maintenance when it comes to keeping your system (relatively) up-to-date. I can already hear the outrage now I'm not saying that repositories are worthless. I also feel like a repository is a crutch in that it obfuscates how your software is actually installed on your Linux system. In general, if you want the latest and greatest features, try to avoid repositories- the apps in repositories are often outdated. In this tutorial, I will walk you through updating/installing FileZilla on Ubuntu without using the repository. FileZilla is an incredibly useful FTP client for transferring files between your workstation and servers.