{"id":39473,"date":"2022-05-06T17:19:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T17:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=39473"},"modified":"2024-12-23T12:27:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T12:27:22","slug":"share-folder-transfer-files-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/05\/share-folder-transfer-files-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Share or Transfer Files over LAN in Ubuntu 22.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Want to share your files over local network or transfer file from one PC to another PC? Here are a few commonly used ways to do the job in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.<\/p>\n

Option 1: Share Folder Temporarily via Python scripts:<\/h3>\n

Without installing any package,<\/b> user may run a built-in Python script at any time to create a http file server for temporary use. Any device (Windows, Mac, Linux PC, and mobile phones) can access or download the files via a web browser.<\/p>\n

NOTE: This method seems to be not working good for transfer large files (1 GB+).<\/i><\/p>\n

1. First, right-click on the folder you want to share. Then click on “Open in Terminal<\/b>” option in the context menu to open terminal.<\/p>\n

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2. Next, run command to share this folder content over LAN via command:<\/p>\n

python3 -m http.server<\/pre>\n
In case the default listening port 8000 is already in use, you may specify another port (9001 for example) via command:<\/p>\n
python3 -m http.server 9001<\/pre>\n
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Now, in any device’s web browser, go to http:\/\/ubuntu-machine-ip:9001<\/code> (change the port accordingly, default is 8000). Click to open file directly or right-click and select “save as …” to download file.<\/p>\n
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To stop sharing the folder, either press Ctrl+C<\/b> in terminal window or just close it.<\/p>\n
Option 2: Use Dukto file transfer<\/h3>\n
If you transfer files regularly from one PC to another, then the open-source “Dukto” app is a good choice that works on Linux, MacOS, and Windows machines.<\/p>\n
Just open the app in both machines, it will detect each other automatically and offer options to transfer file\/folder, and send text.<\/p>\n
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Though the app has not been updated for years, it’s still working very well! Mac and Windows users may download & install the app packages from:<\/p>\n
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Download Dukto (Windows & Mac)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
For Ubuntu user, the package in previous link does not install due to dependency issue. However, the Qt6 port from this Ubuntu PPA<\/a> is available for all current Ubuntu releases.<\/p>\n
Simply open terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard, and run following commands one by one will add the PPA and install Dukto in Ubuntu:<\/p>\n
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xuzhen666\/dukto<\/pre>\n
sudo apt update<\/pre>\n
sudo apt install dukto<\/pre>\n
Option 3: Share Folder via Samba<\/h3>\n
If you want to share a folder for long time use, it’s better to use the samba file sharing service. This can be done easily in Ubuntu, since “Files” (Nautilus file manager) provides a context menu option to do the job.<\/p>\n
1.) Firstly, right-click on the folder you want to share. Then, click on the “Local Network Share<\/b>” menu option.<\/p>\n
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2.) In the pop-up dialog, enable the checkbox which says “Share this folder”.<\/p>\n
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3.) If you’re doing this for the first time, it will prompt to install the samba sharing service.<\/p>\n
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Just click “Install service” and confirm in next dialog to install the required packages.<\/p>\n
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4.) After installing them, go back to the previous dialog in step 1.). Enable “Share this folder” and tick “Guest access” and “Allow others to create and delete …” accordingly.<\/p>\n
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If you enabled the write permission (“Allow others to create and delete …”<\/i>), it will prompt to change the folder permissions.<\/p>\n
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5.) If you got “‘network share’ return 255” error, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add current user to ‘sambashare’ group should fix the issue after logged out and back in.<\/p>\n
sudo gpasswd --add $USER sambashare<\/pre>\n
And, if you didn’t enable guest access then a separated password has to be added for authentication:<\/b><\/p>\n
sudo smbpasswd -a $USER<\/pre>\n
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To access this samba share:<\/h4>\n
For Windows<\/b> user, press Window key + R<\/b> on keyboard to open “Run” box, and type \\\\ubuntu-machine-ip<\/code>. Then type username and password you set in previous step to access this folder.<\/p>\n
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For Linux user (only tested in GNOME), open “Files -> Other Locations” and type smb:\/\/ubuntu-machine-ip<\/code> in button to connect.<\/p>\n
For MacOS, press command + K<\/b> on keyboard to open Connect to Server dialog, type smb:\/\/ubuntu-machine-ip<\/code> and hit Enter to access.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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