the act of sharing files over a network, either server-to-client (nfs), or peer-to-peer (bittorrent)
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Share between Ubuntu machines
I'm sure it might be a very easy way to do this, but I haven't found how...
I have two machines with Ubuntu 10.10 on the same network (just workgroup, no domain involved). On one of them I have shared ...
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What is the easiest method to share files between Windows and Ubuntu?
I have a Windows 7 installed on my laptop. I installed VirtualBox 4.1.4 with Ubuntu 11.10.
Now I want to be able to copy files from Windows to Ubuntu and vice versa.
What is the easiest method to ...
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Truly share a folder with multiple users on a computer
I have a folder in my home directory that I want to be truly shared between all users on the same computer.
So, I set the permission to be 777. Now, all users can access it and can create, ,edit, ...
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Share across network to Windows users
I have a folder I want to share with a couple windows users on the network.
I am using ubuntu 10.4
When I right click a folder I go to "Sharing Options"
There are 3 check boxes. If I check the ...
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Sharing files in LAN through Samba or SSH
I searched through many forums and I am able to share files between two Ubuntu machine and Windows machine but I have these problems which I can't solve.
any help will be thankful
When I share files ...
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How do i share my files from windows 7 to Ubuntu?
I just Downloaded Ubuntu to my laptop and I noticed that my files like music and pictures aren't here. How can I get them from my Windows 7 part of my computer to the Ubuntu part? Please make it ...
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How do I set up file sharing between two Ubuntu laptops on my wireless network?
I have two laptops running Ubuntu 12.04. Both connect to the same WIFI network to access internet.
How do I connect them to each other so that I can access files on one from another and vice versa?
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How do I use Ubuntu Server as file server?
In our company we would like to install Ubuntu server for file sharing, is it possible to use Ubuntu as file server for windows based client Operating systems.
what is the procedure to make Ubuntu ...
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No access to Samba shares
I have three shared folders in my local home directory- that is to say, on my Ubuntu desktop's /home/me/. All were set up using "Sharing Options" in Nautilus' right-click menu. The standard "Music" ...
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Share files and printer between two Ubuntu boxes
I have two Ubuntu boxes and want to share files and printer between them. I'm reading about Samba but I have a question: Is Samba only for sharing thing between Ubuntu and Windows? Another question: ...
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What are my options for sharing music between Windows & Ubuntu on the same network?
We have a few Windows(XP & 7) and Ubuntu machines in the house sharing a wireless connection, and want to share music between them. If possible, I would like to be able to serve music from both ...
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Personal file sharing error, can't find webdav package
I want to share files from my ubuntu laptop to my mac pro (mac os x), my question is, what do I have to install to be able to use this program?
I tried to install "WebDAV" but I couldn't find it. ...
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How to enable file sharing between two PCs?
How to enable file sharing between two Ubuntu Oneiric PCs.
I have installed Samba both machines
I have changed permissions to all
create guest accounts
file is in home folder
Why cant I see shared ...
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Sharing a folder on local network
I am new to Ubuntu and I installed the Ubuntu 11.10 on my system. I want to share a folder on my local network. How can I do that?
I want to share a folder by right click on it. when I do this then ...
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I cant get samba to set proper permissions on created directories
I have a ubuntu server sharing some folders using samba. When a client creates a new folder or file, the permissions aren't set according to the settings in smb.conf.
My current settings for a ...
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Seeing Ubuntu-made files on an NTFS partition from within Windows 7
I have a dual boot system in place, Ubuntu/Windows, each on its on physical hard drive since I also have SRT active on the Windows partition.
The setup is as follows:
Disk 1:
- Partition 1: System ...
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How to share files on Virtualbox with Windows as a guest? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can i share the host Ubuntu machine desktop to guest Windows machine
I read this but the instructions were for 10.04 and does not apply in my case.
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Good and easy way to share files on local machine
I would like to have a directory that has following properties:
Many users can copy files into it
These files can be deleted/changed by these users (user A can delete/modify file that was copied ...
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How can you broadcast a network share (ftp/sftp/webdav) so that it shows up in nautilus for other users
Is there a way to broadcast a network file sharing server that is using a protocol like ftp, sftp, webdav, so that it shows up in naulilus under network:// .
I once connected to network where I ...
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Can't access Ubuntu's shared folders from Windows 7
In Ubuntu Maverick, I've shared some folders using the Nautilus "Sharing Options" GUI.
I can see them from Windows 7, but when I try to access them (from Windows) it asks for a username and ...
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2answers
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How to setup a passwordless samba share on KDE?
I want to setup samba and have a folder share that is not protected by passwords, but open for anyone, read-only. what do i need to write on smb.conf?
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Samba smbtree No output; failed to retrieve share list
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 on two machines, one laptop & one desktop. Faced the same problem when I used 12.04.
When I try connecting to the other machine using 'Connect to Server', I give the correct ...
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0answers
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Enable Personal File Sharing [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Personal file sharing error, can't find webdav package
Hi,
I'm trying to enable Personal File Sharing, but Ubuntu is telling me I need some additional packages. ...
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Can I change file systems inside of partitions within GParted?
I'm looking to share documents, pictures, etc. between Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04.1. I have an extended primary partition (sda4) that is comprised of a swap partition (sda5) and a "/home" mount point ...
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2answers
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Sync Computers Using Ubuntu One without the Cloud
I am looking for a way that I can synchronize the files on two computers (assuming both run Ubuntu) WITHOUT uploading the files to the cloud as Ubuntu One does. Windows Live Mesh does this natively (I ...
