How to Install WinSCP on Ubuntu 18.04 | 20.04

In this post, we are going to show that how to Install WinSCP on Ubuntu 18.04 | 20.04. If your are going to Install WinSCP on your Ubuntu system then this post is ideal for you.

WinSCP is a popular, free and open-source FTP client program that is available only for Microsoft Windows. WinSCP is comes with a simple, easy to use and powerful user interface. It is used to securely transfer files between a local and a remote computer.

If you are a user of WinSCP program and want to use it on Linux including Ubuntu system then with the help of Wine 6, you can install it on your Ubuntu system.

For more details about WinSCP, you can visit its official website.

How to Install WinSCP on Ubuntu

Simply follow below steps to install WinSCP on your Ubuntu system:

Step 1 : Install Wine 6

Wine is a an open source software that is developed to allows Linux users to run Windows applications in Linux environment. Wine 6 is the latest and stable release of Wine that is available for installation and it contains a large number of improvements that are includes in latest release.

To install Wine, simply follow steps below:

1 : Prepare to Enable 32 bit architecture

Run the below commands to enable the 32-bit architecture:

sudo apt update

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

2 : Download and add Wine Repository

Run the below command to download Wine package repository and add repository key:

wget -qO - https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | sudo apt-key add -

After download and add repository key, Run the below command to add the Wine repository files:

sudo apt-add-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ focal main'

3 : Install Wine 6

Run the below commands to install Wine 6 on Ubuntu:

sudo apt update 
sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable

Step 2 : Install WinSCP

To install WinSCP, First download WinSCP package from its official site.

As we know, all the downloaded files are saved in Downloads folder. So open your terminal and switch to the Downloads folder using command below :

cd ~/Downloads

Next, install WinSCP by using command below:

wine WinSCP-*-Setup.exe

The above command will open installation wizard, choose Install for all users (recommended) and continue.

Next, Accept the licensing terms and choose the Typical installation(recommended) and continue.

At last, click on the Install button to complete the installation process as show below:

That’s all

If you face any error and issue in above steps , please use comment box below to report.