FTP server with GUI for Ubuntu?

Question

I need to setup a FTP sever on my PC running Ubuntu 13.10. FileZilla is great for connecting to FTP severs but their FTP host is Windows only. When I looked for software on Google I only got command line tools.

Is there a good FTP server host with a GUI for Ubuntu?

It needs to:

• Work on Ubuntu 13.10
• Be free
• Have a GUI
• Preferably be easy to use

Answer 1

A while ago, I've used ProFTPD, which is also recommended at AskUbuntu for offering a nice and user-friendly GUI:

^{GAdmin-ProFTPD (source: Wikipedia; click image for larger variant)}

• Work on Ubuntu 13.10: yes
• Free: Yes
• GUI: Yes (see screenshot)
• Easy to use: yes

I have to admit I never used the GUI myself. But ProFTPD itself always was running stable, and did what I expected.

Having said that: GAdmin-ProFTPD is not the only GUI available for ProFTPD. You can find a long list of additional candidates at DebianHelp. So yes, ProFTPD should be a good candidate you definitely should take a look at. Help for it naturally is available on our sister-site "AskUbuntu".

Answer 2

If you are using Gnome then you might use your default file manager, that is, Nautilus.

For Ubuntu version 13.10, you can go to File menu > choose Connect to Server... and type in the server you want to connect to.