How to Install File Sharing on Pop! OS Latest

File Sharing is an open-source file sharing tool that allows users to share files and folders with ease. The tool is available on GitHub, and in this tutorial, we will cover the steps to install File Sharing on Pop! OS latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, we need to ensure that the following requirements are met:

Installation Steps

  1. Open the terminal on your Pop! OS system. You can do this by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + T key combination.

  2. Clone the File Sharing repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/axeloz/filesharing.git
  1. Change the current directory to the cloned repository using the following command:
cd filesharing
  1. Install the required packages by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install python-setuptools python-dev python-pip python-smbus python-openssl python-crypto python-dbus
  1. Install the file sharing tool using the following command:
sudo python setup.py install
  1. After the installation is complete, start the file sharing daemon using the following command:
sudo filesharing start
  1. Congratulations! File Sharing is now installed and running on your Pop! OS system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the steps to install File Sharing on Pop! OS Latest. With this tool, you can easily share files and folders on your local network. We hope this tutorial was helpful. Happy sharing!

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