How to share files and folders in Ubuntu

This brief tutorial will outline how to enable file sharing in Ubuntu.

1. Sharing files and folders across your network from your Ubuntu PC is every bit as easy as sharing files in Windows (arguably, it’s easier). Start by right-clicking the folder you want to share, and select Share Folder. If the services required to share files/folders aren’t installed, you’ll be prompted to install them.

2. After clicking Install services they will automatically start to download  and install.

3. Once that has completed you’ll be presented with an options window. From here you can select the type of sharing (SMB or NFS), give the share folder a name and decide if you want read-only access to the folder. Click OK when you’re done.

1. If you right-click on your newly shared folder and select Properties and then theEmblems tab, you can give the folder a unique icon so you’ll know it’s shared.

2. You can further modify the permissions of your shared folder by selecting thePermissions tab.

3. Now open a terminal in Ubuntu and enter the command:
   
   

   sudo smbpasswd -a username
   

   This will add a SMB user.
   
   
   
4. And now other computers can connect to your shared folder!