I have an iMac running Mac OS 10.7.3 which is connected to wifi network, there is also a linux laptop connected to the same network. I want to share a folder with this laptop, I cannot use ftp since it was removed from system preferences. I don't want to share everything, so remote login is not option, unless there are settings to restrict it, so what is the best way of sharing this folder?
MacOS – Best way of sharing files over network with linux
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Best Answer
Simply use the
File Sharingoption in the System Preferences.It will give you the option to share using
AFPorSMB, both of which are supported in Linux.You didn't specify which Linux distribution you are using specifically, but most graphical distributions such as Ubuntu have
SMBsupport out of the box (just go to Places->Network and find your share).AFPsupport can be obtained by installingafpfs-ng.