How to build the latest curl from sources to allow downloading files via sftp?





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I need to download files from a sftp server. Unfortunately, the curl version in Ubuntu



7.58.0-2ubuntu3.6 amd64


does not support sftp.



I get the error message



Protocol "sftp" not supported or disabled in libcurl


when trying to download a file. I therefore want to build curl from source to allow sftp. How do I achieve that?










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I need to download files from a sftp server. Unfortunately, the curl version in Ubuntu



7.58.0-2ubuntu3.6 amd64


does not support sftp.



I get the error message



Protocol "sftp" not supported or disabled in libcurl


when trying to download a file. I therefore want to build curl from source to allow sftp. How do I achieve that?










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  • Related but answers are not building from git source: askubuntu.com/questions/195545/…

    – k0pernikus
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I need to download files from a sftp server. Unfortunately, the curl version in Ubuntu



7.58.0-2ubuntu3.6 amd64


does not support sftp.



I get the error message



Protocol "sftp" not supported or disabled in libcurl


when trying to download a file. I therefore want to build curl from source to allow sftp. How do I achieve that?










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I need to download files from a sftp server. Unfortunately, the curl version in Ubuntu



7.58.0-2ubuntu3.6 amd64


does not support sftp.



I get the error message



Protocol "sftp" not supported or disabled in libcurl


when trying to download a file. I therefore want to build curl from source to allow sftp. How do I achieve that?







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Note: Installing software from a third-party source is a safety risk. Make sure you trust the sources before following these steps.





First, you'll need libssh installed.



You'll need a tarball, e.g.



https://www.libssh2.org/download/libssh2-1.8.2.tar.gz


Extact and install it via:



cd libssh2-1.8.1
./configure
make
sudo make install


Secondly, make sure to uninstall your existing curl:



sudo apt purge curl


I have read that it is also recommended to uninstall the curl libs, e.g. libcurl3-gnutls, BUT I noticed that it has many dependencies I did not want to lose, so I kept it. So be careful about the uninstallation process.



And third, in order to build curl from the sources, clone the curl project:



$ git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git


That repository contains a GIT-INFO file with useful information on how to build it and it may be useful to have a look into it, as the process may change in the future.



What worked for me was to build it via:



./buildconf
./configure
./configure --disable-libcurl-option --disable-shared --with-libssh2=/usr/local
make
sudo make install


(curl supports uninstallation via sudo make uninstall. Useful if you having problems or what to try out different flags.)



I didn't use shared libraries as I noticed that curl was having problems finding certain curl-own commands and failed when tryin to run it, e.g. I saw errors like:



curl: symbol lookup error: curl: undefined symbol: curl_url_cleanup
curl: error while loading shared libraries: libcurl.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


Yet with the above mentioned approach I have now a working curl supporting sftp, since sftp shows up within the supported protocols:



$ curl -V
curl 7.64.1-DEV (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.64.1-DEV OpenSSL/1.1.0g zlib/1.2.11 libssh2/1.8.1
Release-Date: [unreleased]
Protocols: dict file ftp ftps gopher http https imap imaps pop3 pop3s rtsp scp sftp smb smbs smtp smtps telnet tftp
Features: AsynchDNS HTTPS-proxy IPv6 Largefile libz NTLM NTLM_WB SSL TLS-SRP UnixSockets


and I can confirm that it downloads file from sftp servers.





Sources: I found about the necessary steps via:




  • https://curl.haxx.se/docs/install.html

  • http://andrewberls.com/blog/post/adding-sftp-support-to-curl

  • http://d.hatena.ne.jp/shammer/20161110/p1






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    Note: Installing software from a third-party source is a safety risk. Make sure you trust the sources before following these steps.





    First, you'll need libssh installed.



    You'll need a tarball, e.g.



    https://www.libssh2.org/download/libssh2-1.8.2.tar.gz


    Extact and install it via:



    cd libssh2-1.8.1
    ./configure
    make
    sudo make install


    Secondly, make sure to uninstall your existing curl:



    sudo apt purge curl


    I have read that it is also recommended to uninstall the curl libs, e.g. libcurl3-gnutls, BUT I noticed that it has many dependencies I did not want to lose, so I kept it. So be careful about the uninstallation process.



    And third, in order to build curl from the sources, clone the curl project:



    $ git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git


    That repository contains a GIT-INFO file with useful information on how to build it and it may be useful to have a look into it, as the process may change in the future.



    What worked for me was to build it via:



    ./buildconf
    ./configure
    ./configure --disable-libcurl-option --disable-shared --with-libssh2=/usr/local
    make
    sudo make install


    (curl supports uninstallation via sudo make uninstall. Useful if you having problems or what to try out different flags.)



    I didn't use shared libraries as I noticed that curl was having problems finding certain curl-own commands and failed when tryin to run it, e.g. I saw errors like:



    curl: symbol lookup error: curl: undefined symbol: curl_url_cleanup
    curl: error while loading shared libraries: libcurl.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


    Yet with the above mentioned approach I have now a working curl supporting sftp, since sftp shows up within the supported protocols:



    $ curl -V
    curl 7.64.1-DEV (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.64.1-DEV OpenSSL/1.1.0g zlib/1.2.11 libssh2/1.8.1
    Release-Date: [unreleased]
    Protocols: dict file ftp ftps gopher http https imap imaps pop3 pop3s rtsp scp sftp smb smbs smtp smtps telnet tftp
    Features: AsynchDNS HTTPS-proxy IPv6 Largefile libz NTLM NTLM_WB SSL TLS-SRP UnixSockets


    and I can confirm that it downloads file from sftp servers.





    Sources: I found about the necessary steps via:




    • https://curl.haxx.se/docs/install.html

    • http://andrewberls.com/blog/post/adding-sftp-support-to-curl

    • http://d.hatena.ne.jp/shammer/20161110/p1






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      Note: Installing software from a third-party source is a safety risk. Make sure you trust the sources before following these steps.





      First, you'll need libssh installed.



      You'll need a tarball, e.g.



      https://www.libssh2.org/download/libssh2-1.8.2.tar.gz


      Extact and install it via:



      cd libssh2-1.8.1
      ./configure
      make
      sudo make install


      Secondly, make sure to uninstall your existing curl:



      sudo apt purge curl


      I have read that it is also recommended to uninstall the curl libs, e.g. libcurl3-gnutls, BUT I noticed that it has many dependencies I did not want to lose, so I kept it. So be careful about the uninstallation process.



      And third, in order to build curl from the sources, clone the curl project:



      $ git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git


      That repository contains a GIT-INFO file with useful information on how to build it and it may be useful to have a look into it, as the process may change in the future.



      What worked for me was to build it via:



      ./buildconf
      ./configure
      ./configure --disable-libcurl-option --disable-shared --with-libssh2=/usr/local
      make
      sudo make install


      (curl supports uninstallation via sudo make uninstall. Useful if you having problems or what to try out different flags.)



      I didn't use shared libraries as I noticed that curl was having problems finding certain curl-own commands and failed when tryin to run it, e.g. I saw errors like:



      curl: symbol lookup error: curl: undefined symbol: curl_url_cleanup
      curl: error while loading shared libraries: libcurl.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


      Yet with the above mentioned approach I have now a working curl supporting sftp, since sftp shows up within the supported protocols:



      $ curl -V
      curl 7.64.1-DEV (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.64.1-DEV OpenSSL/1.1.0g zlib/1.2.11 libssh2/1.8.1
      Release-Date: [unreleased]
      Protocols: dict file ftp ftps gopher http https imap imaps pop3 pop3s rtsp scp sftp smb smbs smtp smtps telnet tftp
      Features: AsynchDNS HTTPS-proxy IPv6 Largefile libz NTLM NTLM_WB SSL TLS-SRP UnixSockets


      and I can confirm that it downloads file from sftp servers.





      Sources: I found about the necessary steps via:




      • https://curl.haxx.se/docs/install.html

      • http://andrewberls.com/blog/post/adding-sftp-support-to-curl

      • http://d.hatena.ne.jp/shammer/20161110/p1






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        Note: Installing software from a third-party source is a safety risk. Make sure you trust the sources before following these steps.





        First, you'll need libssh installed.



        You'll need a tarball, e.g.



        https://www.libssh2.org/download/libssh2-1.8.2.tar.gz


        Extact and install it via:



        cd libssh2-1.8.1
        ./configure
        make
        sudo make install


        Secondly, make sure to uninstall your existing curl:



        sudo apt purge curl


        I have read that it is also recommended to uninstall the curl libs, e.g. libcurl3-gnutls, BUT I noticed that it has many dependencies I did not want to lose, so I kept it. So be careful about the uninstallation process.



        And third, in order to build curl from the sources, clone the curl project:



        $ git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git


        That repository contains a GIT-INFO file with useful information on how to build it and it may be useful to have a look into it, as the process may change in the future.



        What worked for me was to build it via:



        ./buildconf
        ./configure
        ./configure --disable-libcurl-option --disable-shared --with-libssh2=/usr/local
        make
        sudo make install


        (curl supports uninstallation via sudo make uninstall. Useful if you having problems or what to try out different flags.)



        I didn't use shared libraries as I noticed that curl was having problems finding certain curl-own commands and failed when tryin to run it, e.g. I saw errors like:



        curl: symbol lookup error: curl: undefined symbol: curl_url_cleanup
        curl: error while loading shared libraries: libcurl.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


        Yet with the above mentioned approach I have now a working curl supporting sftp, since sftp shows up within the supported protocols:



        $ curl -V
        curl 7.64.1-DEV (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.64.1-DEV OpenSSL/1.1.0g zlib/1.2.11 libssh2/1.8.1
        Release-Date: [unreleased]
        Protocols: dict file ftp ftps gopher http https imap imaps pop3 pop3s rtsp scp sftp smb smbs smtp smtps telnet tftp
        Features: AsynchDNS HTTPS-proxy IPv6 Largefile libz NTLM NTLM_WB SSL TLS-SRP UnixSockets


        and I can confirm that it downloads file from sftp servers.





        Sources: I found about the necessary steps via:




        • https://curl.haxx.se/docs/install.html

        • http://andrewberls.com/blog/post/adding-sftp-support-to-curl

        • http://d.hatena.ne.jp/shammer/20161110/p1






        share|improve this answer















        Note: Installing software from a third-party source is a safety risk. Make sure you trust the sources before following these steps.





        First, you'll need libssh installed.



        You'll need a tarball, e.g.



        https://www.libssh2.org/download/libssh2-1.8.2.tar.gz


        Extact and install it via:



        cd libssh2-1.8.1
        ./configure
        make
        sudo make install


        Secondly, make sure to uninstall your existing curl:



        sudo apt purge curl


        I have read that it is also recommended to uninstall the curl libs, e.g. libcurl3-gnutls, BUT I noticed that it has many dependencies I did not want to lose, so I kept it. So be careful about the uninstallation process.



        And third, in order to build curl from the sources, clone the curl project:



        $ git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git


        That repository contains a GIT-INFO file with useful information on how to build it and it may be useful to have a look into it, as the process may change in the future.



        What worked for me was to build it via:



        ./buildconf
        ./configure
        ./configure --disable-libcurl-option --disable-shared --with-libssh2=/usr/local
        make
        sudo make install


        (curl supports uninstallation via sudo make uninstall. Useful if you having problems or what to try out different flags.)



        I didn't use shared libraries as I noticed that curl was having problems finding certain curl-own commands and failed when tryin to run it, e.g. I saw errors like:



        curl: symbol lookup error: curl: undefined symbol: curl_url_cleanup
        curl: error while loading shared libraries: libcurl.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


        Yet with the above mentioned approach I have now a working curl supporting sftp, since sftp shows up within the supported protocols:



        $ curl -V
        curl 7.64.1-DEV (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.64.1-DEV OpenSSL/1.1.0g zlib/1.2.11 libssh2/1.8.1
        Release-Date: [unreleased]
        Protocols: dict file ftp ftps gopher http https imap imaps pop3 pop3s rtsp scp sftp smb smbs smtp smtps telnet tftp
        Features: AsynchDNS HTTPS-proxy IPv6 Largefile libz NTLM NTLM_WB SSL TLS-SRP UnixSockets


        and I can confirm that it downloads file from sftp servers.





        Sources: I found about the necessary steps via:




        • https://curl.haxx.se/docs/install.html

        • http://andrewberls.com/blog/post/adding-sftp-support-to-curl

        • http://d.hatena.ne.jp/shammer/20161110/p1







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