File transfer using FileZilla

Learning objectives

• Practice using the UPPMAX documentation
• Can install FileZilla
• Can transfer files using FileZilla

For teachers

Teaching goals are:

• Learners have practiced using the UPPMAX documentation
• Learners have installed FileZilla
• Learners have transferred files using FileZilla

Lesson plan:

gantt
  title File transfer using FileZilla
  dateFormat X
  axisFormat %s
  section First hour
  Prior : prior, 0, 5s
  Present: present, after prior, 2s
  %% It took me 7 mins, here I do that time x2
  Challenge: crit, challenge, after present, 14s
  Feedback: feedback, after challenge, 7s

Prior questions:

• What is a file tranfer?
• How can one do a file transfer?
• Can you name some programs that can do file transfer?
• Who has heard of FileZilla?
• Who has already used FileZilla?

FileZilla being able to do file transfer to/from Rackham

Why?

Fairly sure you'll want to upload or download files to Rackham. Here we do so.

We use a free and open-source graphical tool to do this, called FileZilla. It works under Linux, Mac and Windows.

Exercises

Need a video?

Here is a video that shows the solution of these exercises

Exercise 1: install FileZilla

Install FileZilla.

Under Ubuntu, you can can use the Ubuntu App Center.

How does the Ubuntu App Center look like?

Here:

For non-Ubuntu users, search the web, download and install.

Where can I find it?

The FileZilla website can be found at https://filezilla-project.org/.

Clicking on 'Download FileZilla client' takes you to the FileZilla download page at https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client.

Download the file, maybe unzip it and run the installer

Exercise 2: transfer a file

Use the UPPMAX documentation for help.

• Search for the procedure on how to transfer a file to/from Rackham using FileZilla

Where is that documentation?

The procedure can be found at https://docs.uppmax.uu.se/software/rackham_file_transfer_using_filezilla/.

• Follow that procedure to transfer a file
• Use the file explorer to verify that files indeed are transferred