Install Filezilla in Debian 8

Lets begin by downloading Filezilla.

Visit the official Filezilla site https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client and click on Download button.

This will download a file like FileZilla_x.xx.x_x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.bz2 where “x” is the current version of Filezilla.

Lets move that file in /usr directory.

sudo mv ~/Downloads/FileZilla_x.xx.x_x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.bz2 /usr

Go to /usr and decompress filezilla:

cd /usr

sudo tar xvf FileZilla_x.xx.x_x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.bz2

Remove the compressed file:

sudo rm FileZilla_x.xx.x_x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.bz2

lets create the launcher. Press the “Super Key” (this one is located on your keyboard between “ctrl” and “alt”. In windows world is also called “Windows Key”)

then type “main menu”

main_menu

Click on “Internet” on the left side and then click “New Item” :

new_item

Now on the top left side there is an empty icon button press on that and navigate to:

computer -> usr -> FileZilla3 -> share -> pixmaps and select the filezilla.png

for name use “Filezilla” and for Command use “/usr/FileZilla3/bin/filezilla”

create_luncher

Now Filezilla is installed and ready to run. to execute Filezilla press the “super key” and type filezilla.

Note icons might need a restart in order to appear correctly.