Package sftp is not available, but is referred to by another package
Derek Broughton
derek at pointerstop.ca
Thu Aug 20 12:49:21 UTC 2009
Eric wrote:
> Derek Broughton wrote:
>> Jonas Norlander wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook<jtwdyp at ttlc.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Package sftp is not available, but is referred to by another package
>>>>
>>>> OK So what should I use for secure ftp???
>>> Are you talking of setting up a server or using a client? sftp is in
>>> the openssh-client package and is a CLI ftp like program that using
>>> SSH to encrypt the connection. The SSH server is in the openssh-server
>>> package. If you looking for GUI client program I would recommend
>>> Filezilla. Filezilla support several FTP protocols like "FTP, FTP over
>>> SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)".
>>
>> But why bother installing filezilla when konqueror/dolphin & most other
>> kde apps support sftp natively?
>
>
> I have Krusader installed and I use it to do SFTP. You set it up in one
> of the menus. Actually you don't really set up anything. You just enter
> the normal data you enter for SFTP.
Sure, like I said - "most kde apps".
--
derek
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