n00b > Im using ubuntu Knome - Ive installed samba - where is it on the menus?
sudo apt-get install samba smbfs
That worked .. installed.
Is there a gui for it somewhere in Ubuntu?
Lost at the mo. Ive played with samba on Ubuntu before but the desktop looked different, have I installed the wrong version on Ubuntu this time?
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I will give them links on your reply a read thanks.
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In ver 8.4 it called > Applications - add/remove.
Its called > "Ubuntu Software centre" in 10.10
I had to swap hdds to find it ..........
OK so where is the GUI to add/config shares? Add samba users?
Surely there is a way to do it using a Samba GUI? There was in 8.4. There is in dora Fedora 14, but I dont like Fedora at the mo.
Try:
sudo apt-get install system-config-samba
This is the only thing I know of that comes anywhere close a "samba GUI". After installation, you should find it in the System > Administration menu.
As you could see for yourself, Ubuntu may differ from version to version, so I cannot say for sure whether this will still work in 10.10.
But if you look at the first 2 links I posted, configuring it manually cannot possible be called a lot of work: one config file that you may also edit with the Gedit graphical editor, and 4-5 CLI commands, that's it for a basic setup.
sudo apt-get install system-config-samba
This is the only thing I know of that comes anywhere close a "samba GUI". After installation, you should find it in the System > Administration menu.
As you could see for yourself, Ubuntu may differ from version to version, so I cannot say for sure whether this will still work in 10.10.
But if you look at the first 2 links I posted, configuring it manually cannot possible be called a lot of work: one config file that you may also edit with the Gedit graphical editor, and 4-5 CLI commands, that's it for a basic setup.
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torimar:
Agreed but it 5am where I am and Im not used to Linux command line at all.
This give me the GUI for admin of shares / users for Samba
http://www.unixmen.com/linux-tutorials/1060-how-to-configure-samba-using-a-graphical-interface-in-ubuntu
Thanks for those links, everyone seems very happy that they work.
I will give them a whirl tomorrow!
Cheers again.
God Im fighting so hard to learn this stuff!
The processor fan died and I had to dig out an old one and install it.
Between that and swapping hdds!
Later.
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Hi torimar.
Yesterday:
Ive a book on ubuntu with a cd - ver 8.4 I loaded it and installed ubuntu 8.4.
I found what looked like and add/rem and serched for and founf samba - added it.
I was then able to find it Samba on the menu and config shares / user from the GUI.
I thought Id be clever and load the latest 10.10
The desktop looked odd.
I had to find this code
sudo apt-get install samba smbfs
Where is the GUI now to config users/shares?
I took out the hard drive with 10.10 for future ref as Im lost and I dont wasnt to start command line right now.
Tonight/this morn .........
I added a new hdd and Im loading the old version of ubuntu with a cd - ver 8.4
My question is ........... why is the Samba server GUI hidden in 10.10 when it sinstalled?
and where is the add/rem prog gui in 10.10 ?