Questions tagged [sharing]
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Screen Share Not working in Ubuntu 22.04 (In all platforms zoom, teams, google meet, anydesk , etc.,)
Ubuntu 22.04 has a bug which is we can't share our screen on any platforms.
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Why don't shared files show up in HGFS?
Sharing files between my Guest Kubuntu OS and Host Windows has become a real headache.
So, far I have done the steps below:
GUEST LINUX OS
VM -> Settings -> Options -> Shared Folders. And added my ...
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VNC Viewer unable to connect: Encryption Issue
sudo gsettings set org.gnome.Vino require-encryption false
has already been attempted, but the issue below prevails.
I have a Windows 10 tablet and a Ubuntu desktop (18.04.2 LTS). The Win10 Tablet ...
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22.04 - Remote Desktop Sharing authentication password changes every reboot
I am trying to setup remote desktop sharing for a Ubuntu 22.04 desktop system with the intended purpose of running this system headless without a screen connected.
I am able to successfully VNC to the ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 any screen recorders not working. Showing black screen only!
I've just installed Ubuntu 22.04(also 21.04). I used to install obs studio and Kazam to record my screen. In OBS-Studio if I select only window recording it records but the fullscreen option is not ...
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Is there a way to use Android's "Nearby Share" with an Ubuntu computer?
Android phones (like Google Pixel phones and Samsung phones) have a feature called Nearby Share. When sharing an item, you can select "Nearby" or "Nearby Share", and it will allow ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.01 LTS No Screen Sharing Option
Under settings, sharing there is no option for Screen Sharing however on another machine with exactly the same image there is an option for Screen Sharing. Any assistance would be appreciated.
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How do I share a folder on a NTFS partition over the network?
I'm on Ubuntu 11.10, and I want to share a folder on an automounted NTFS partition (/dev/sda4) over the network. The purpose of this network is to share files between computers, it contains mostly ...
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Windows 7 can't find CUPS printer shared from Ubuntu
I have Ubuntu 11.10 on one computer and Windows 7 on another. The Ubuntu computer has a printer attached, and I want to add this printer to the Windows 7 computer. Printing locally works. The problem ...
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Share Files over the Network - What packages?
I see a pop up that says
Share Files over the Network
This feature cannot be enabled because the required packages are not installed on your system
Simple enough, but what packages do I need?
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Share folder with mac guest on a linux ubuntu host
I am trying to share a folder on VirtualBox with a guest OS X, I tried to share the folder through VirtualBox but it doesn't show up in OS X. I also tried sharing a folder on OS X and access it from ...
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How can I setup an NFS share using a GUI?
Is there a GUI for selecting which folders are shared via NFS?
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Can't access windows share
My sister has a Windows 7 laptop with some shared folders over the network. From my Ubuntu 14.04 laptop in Files, Browse Network, I can see and access her workgroup but when I try to access her pc ...
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How to share my WiFi Internet via WiFi? [duplicate]
I am connecting to a WiFi network through my laptop in Ubuntu. Now I need to share my Internet connection with my wife's netbook because her netbook is not able to connect to that WiFi network ...
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I can't browse the network from Nautilus
It's Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr). Long story short, I uninstalled a lot of software by mistake. Among others I uninstalled Unity, Samba...even Nautilus, then switched to tty1 and installed all that ...
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Share my VPN connection with other LAN users
I have a PC with one physical LAN adapter connecting to a VPN server. Is there a way i can setup a (virtual) gateway interface on that same LAN adapter in a way so the other devices on my network can ...
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Can't get the shared clipboard to work on Ubuntu 14.04
I'm working on a VM that I've recently updated to the 14.04LTS.
Although the Guest additions are installed, the support for both clipboard and drag and drop is set to bidirectional, when my mouse ...
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Cannot access Ubuntu samba shares from Mac OS after install of Ubuntu 14.10
Just installed Ubuntu 14.10 on my server, replacing 14.04 (not upgrading it). I gave it the same name (ubuntu-server) as before. I installed Samba and redefined the shares previously established, ...
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What are my options for sharing files 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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How do I set up printer sharing with a Windows 7 machine in Ubuntu?
I have a Brother HL-2040 plugged into my Ubuntu 10.04 machine and an HP DeskJet 6540 plugged into a Windows 7 machine on the same network. Out of the box the Windows machine does not see the Ubuntu-...
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How to set up DAAP sharing in Banshee?
Ok, so I can see and listen to music libraries from other computers on my network via Banshee (They are running Rhythmbox with DAAP enabled) but I cannot see my Banshee library from them.
I have ...
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How can I share files over a Windows network?
I have a media computer which I recently reformatted to Ubuntu 10.04. I am probably just missing something obvious but I can't figure out how to share folders and files, so that I can browse to them ...
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What is needed for a networked home printer?
I've seen this question: Home network printer recommendations but I think I'm asking something more basic. I'm not really familiar with networked printers or how they work or what they do really. What ...
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Checking SMB Version
Is there a command like Get-SmbConnection in Windows to check what version of smb protocol I'm currently using on my share points?
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How do I share a folder with a friend with Ubuntu One?
How do I share a folder with a friend with Ubuntu One?
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Share files between 2 computers via bluetooth from terminal
I have two adjacent computers one running linux with console mode and one with windows 10. I want to transfer files between the two, and they both have bluetooth capabilities. At first, I thought of ...
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NTFS file-system sharing control
I have a NTFS partition, and I want to share a folder, but I want to manage the access of the subfolders, for example this folder contains 20 subfolders, the desktop users have access to only 10 ...
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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 to share portion of screen on a large monitor?
Browsers have built-in capabilities to share your screen with remote users, e.g. on a web conference, but typically you have to choose between sharing one window and sharing your entire screen.
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How to browse windows shares from Unity
How can I browse windows shares from unity?
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Unable to share entire screen
I have Ubuntu 20.04 and I tried DWM window manager with the XDM display manager for a weekend but I didn't have the time to adapted to my style because I started classes at the university again. I ...
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Windows computers can only print test pages to shared Ubuntu printer
I have an HP printer connected to my Ubuntu 11.10 machine. I have 2 other Windows computers (Win7/Vista). Both of these Windows computers can view, install, and print a test page to the shared Ubuntu ...
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Windows users unable to access samba share of an external drive
It doesn't seem that many others have had this problem so I thought I'd ask here.
Have a server running Ubuntu with 1 internal and 1 external drive. Have a folder shared with samba on the internal ...
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How to mount a samba share permanently?
How to mount a samba share permanently in Ubuntu 10.10? Also, I don't want to display the share icon on my desktop. How to achieve this task?
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How to mount FreeNAS network share persistently
I have a FreeNAS server in the house on which we keep our media. I would like to be able to automount this share in a persistent location when the machine is turned on so that the music players can ...
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Screen Sharing in unusable state after rebooting
[Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS, x64 GNOME 3.36.3]
I keep Screen Sharing turned on on this machine I use for a Pi-hole server. However, every time I reboot, Screen Sharing won't work, and I need to go to the ...
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Connecting to other LAN computers using their names [duplicate]
I have a LAN at home with my desktop and my laptop. IP addresses are allocated dynamically to both, so the IP number keep changing.
I try to connect from one to the other using places->Server, and in ...
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How do I share my Ubuntu's Internet connection with a LAN (via hardware router)
I know this sort of question has been asked many times, and I've thus tried many ways to get it working, but I think my setup is a bit different from what I've seen others trying. I've got an Ubuntu ...
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Printer not visible over network between 12.04 machines, Printer properties reports "Not published. See server settings"
I'm attempting to share a USB attached printer connected to one 12.04 machine to another 12.04 machine (and a 10.04 machine) on the same network. The printer does not show up and cannot be found as a ...
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Cannot mount a CIFS network share over VPN
I have setup u VPN connection to our Windows 2008 server at the office and it seems to work fine.
For some reason, however, I still am not able to access the network shares over a VPN connection ...
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Mounting windows share with non-root users? [closed]
I'm having some trouble mounting shares on 11.10. I've installed pyNeighborhood through which I can mount windows shares as root. I want to be able to mount them as non-root so that I can write to the ...
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How do I create a shared folder/remotely control a printer between two Ubuntu machines?
I have an upstairs and downstairs computer; I'd love to know how to create a shared folder between the two (through a wireless network)
I'd also love to know if there is any way to get my upstairs ...
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How to stream my laptop screen to the TV?
Recently I bought a Samsung Smart TV and with my Android mobile phone (using an app called Wifi Display) I can stream what I see on the mobile to the TV.
Is this feature available on Ubuntu? I would ...
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Share wireless Internet connection through Ethernet on 18.04 LTS
I've in the past successfully set sharing of wireless Internet connection through Ethernet on Ubuntu 16.04 as described here. Unfortunately due to disk failure I install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and cannot ...
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Unable to mount XP share: Error NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
I'm failing with mounting XP share, receiving message:
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mount error(110): Connection timed out
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)
When I try to list shares ...
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Error 255 when sharing folder on Ubuntu 12.04
I try to share folder on Ubuntu, the steps I did:
Right click on folder
I clicked sharing options
Then I clicked share this folder
Then I clicked create share
I got this message :'net usershare' ...
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Connecting to Windows7 share gives mount error
Hi I am having trouble with Ubuntu 11.10 to the workgroup containing windows computers.
I am getting this message when I click on the workgroup I want to access from the Ubuntu Network interface:
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Trying to SAMBA share a folder always gives errors
I've been trying to figure out why this issue is occurring every single time. I've tried searching for solution for this issue but have come up with nought. Can you help me identify and fix the error:
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Share a folder between Windows 8.1 guest and Ubuntu 14.04 host in VirtualBox [duplicate]
I have a computer running Ubuntu 14.04, with Windows 8.1 running inside VirtualBox. I needed Windows for a number of reasons, mainly for Office and OneDrive (school things).
My problem is that I can'...
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How do I share a folder on SAMBA?
I want to share my home folder with my Windows machine, but I have no idea how to share the folder.
I can't find any up-to-date guides on Google, so how can I share my home directory?