How can I access my files via FTP on Ubuntu?

Follow the instructions below and watch this video to see it in action.

1. Open a terminal session by clicking on the Ubuntu button in the upper left hand corner, typing in "Terminal" and then clicking the "Terminal" icon

2. Run these commands in the terminal:

   mkdir ~/u1ftp

   cd ~/u1ftp

   wget https://launchpad.net/u1ftp/trunk/0.1/+download/u1ftp-0.1.zip

   ln -s ~/u1ftp/u1ftp-0.1.zip u1ftp

   python u1ftp

3. You sould see "Listening on ftp://127.0.0.1:2121/" output to the terminal. Keep the terminal session open and open your home folder.

4. Click the File > Connect to Server... menu

5. Set the fields as follows:

   Server: 127.0.0.1

   Port: 2121

   Type: FTP (with login)

   Folder: /

   Username: Ubuntu One username (email address)

   Password: Ubuntu One password

   Remember this password: Checked

6. Click "Connect" and you should see a window pop up shortly with your folders and files on Ubuntu One. You can now copy files to and from here. If you want to bookmark this for future use, right-click on the entry in the left hand pane ("FTP as...") and select "Add Bookmark".

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To startup the U1 FTP process when your computer starts, do the following:

1. Open Startup Applications by clicking on the Ubuntu button in the upper left hand corner, typing "Startup Applications" and the clicking on the "Startup Applications" icon.

2. Click the "Add" button

3. Set the following fields (Replacing $USERNAME for your Ubuntu username):

   Name: U1 FTP

   Command: python /home/$USERNAME/u1ftp/u1ftp &

4. Click the "Save" button and when you restart your computer the U1 FTP process will start automatically. If you bookmarked the FTP server in step 6 above, then you can click on that bookmark and it will open your files on Ubuntu One.