How to share files locally on Linux by using NitroShare | Linux Today

How to share files locally on Linux by using NitroShare

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Bill Toulas
Nov 5, 2016

NitroShare is a cross-platform file transfer application that can help Linux users move files from one device to another as long as it is installed in all of them. While there are many ways to do this, and some are more secure than NitroShare, this one is one of the simplest and easiest to use for everyday common file sharing tasks. In the following quick guide, I will showcase how to transfer a sample file from an Ubuntu system onto an Arch system.

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Bill Toulas

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