Enable FTP with Ubuntu 11.04

open up a command line and typesudo apt-get install vsftpd. You will be required to type in the root password and after that, just follow the instructions vsftpd gives you in order to install it

Get to the file browser and type /etc. Next scroll down and double click on a file called vsftpd.conf. Remember that lines that start with a '#' are commented out:  

1. Disable anonymous access: Change the "anonymous_enable" setting to NO
2. Change the "local_enable" setting to YES
3. Also make sure that local write is enabled.
4. Restart the FTP server to enable your changes: in a shell window, type: sudo /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart