How To Install gftp on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gftp on CentOS 7. gftp is A multi-threaded FTP client for the X Window System

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gftp on CentOS 7.

What is gftp

gFTP is a multi-threaded FTP client for the X Window System. gFTP supports simultaneous downloads, resumption of interrupted file transfers, file transfer queues to allow downloading of multiple files, support for downloading entire directories/subdirectories, a bookmarks menu to allow quick connection to FTP sites, caching of remote directory listings, local and remote chmod, drag and drop, a connection manager and much more. Install gftp if you need a graphical FTP client.

We can use yum or dnf to install gftp on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gftp.

Install gftp on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gftp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gftp

Install gftp on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gftp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gftp

How To Uninstall gftp on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gftp package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gftp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gftp on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.