Ftpcube is a graphical (S)FTP client written in Python using the wxPython graphical toolkit, and is based on LeechFTP by Jan Debis. Ftpcube aims to provide a high quality GUI, as well as a rich feature set, and surpasses LeecFTP in terms of functionality.
FtpCube makes use of the wxPython toolkit for its graphical output. This allows Ftpcube to run on Unix, Windows, and MacOS. The wxPython 2.6.3.x version is now supported. After many email requests and my own personal longing, SFTP is now supported, using the Paramiko SSH module. If the Paramiko module is not installed, then SFTP function will be disabled and only FTP function will be provided. Please see the pre-requisites section to install other dependent software to get up and running. If you're a Unix user on a distro that has package management, hopefully they've resolved all this for you.
If you have any comments, suggestions, please send them my way.
-- Michael Gilfix <mgilfix@eecs.tufts.edu>
General notes:
The configuration format has changed since the 0.5.x versioning. Please remove existing configuration files before running Ftpcube. If you are a unix machine, you can just remove the hidden .ftpcube directory like this:
rm -rf ~/.ftpcube
If you're on a windows machine, try this at a 'cmd' prompt:
cd %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
rmdir /s "Ftpcube Config"
- Installation
Pre-requisites:
- wxPython:
First, you'll need the wxPython GUI toolkit library. Binaries can be obtained from the wxPython site under the 'Binaries' section on the left:
- For SFTP support:
You'll need the Paramiko SSH library, which also requires the PyCrypto library. The Paramiko homepage provides links to the Pycrypto library. You can access the homepage here:
For Windows, I've found the binaries for PyCrypto to be very useful as Python requires a specific VC compiler for compiling extensions. Much better to just take the binary:
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/modules.shtml#pycrypto
If you don't want to install the Paramiko library, Ftpcube will still function but without SFTP suppot enabled.
- Otherwise
To install from source, the installation procedure makes use of python's distutils module. If for some reason, the install fails or you don't have the distutil module, please visit http://www.python.org to obtain the module.
To install python in your system, do the following:
python setup.py build
python setup.py install
Then just run 'ftpcube' normally. Enjoy :) If something goes wrong and you want to see debugging information, you can run the ftpcube.py with the command-line arguments '-d' or '--debug'. A standard out/err window will appear with debugging information about Ftpcube's actions.
If you'd like to change ftpcube's default installation locations, just edit the 'setup.cfg' file before running a 'python setup.py install'. The install_data field indicates where program shared data is stored on your system. Normally, this is in /usr/share or /usr/local/share. Ftpcube will put it's icons and translation files within this directory. The install_script field indicates where the ftpcube executable is placed.
A Window Note:
To run Ftpcube on windows, create a directory to contain the Ftpcube application with source inside. Click on the ftpcube.pyw file. That will perform the correct launch for windows (meaning the separate python window will not appear). Enjoy.