Enable FTP on a Linux machine

Question

How do I find out or know whether or not an FTP client is enabled or disabled on my Linux machine?

If it is disabled, how do I enable it?

I have a Linux 2.6.9-67.ELsmp

Answer 1

type ftp in the shell and look for what it says.

Answer 2

For future reference, use:

http://serverfault.com/

http://superuser.com/

Downvoted, but to be constructive:

I assume you mean FTP server and not client. You could try ftp localhost to see if you're running one. How to "enable" it depends on your distribution. Shot in the dark might be sudo apt-get install proftpd or similar.

Answer 3

To enable FTP , just install the package "sshd" . Then you can connect to your server with a SFTP client like Putty or PSFTP.