Configuring an Ubuntu Home File Server

The idea is to dedicate an old PC to file service and keep all the Workstations around the house as basic as possible. That way they can crash and do all the ugly things experiments cause without fear of damaging my documents.

I've discovered that Windows users should leave now; Linux/Ubuntu servers are command line driven and the help is nasty looking at that.

• how to share Pretty clear, just activate and configure Samba on the server, then go to windows network
• This configures the Samba server Samba File Server
• This maps and mounts hard drives to directories in ubuntu-home server
• another valiant effort
• Sharing using VMware
• Simple home file server setup 3 pages, detailed!
• The Official Samba 3.2.x HOWTO and Reference Guide
• Mounting a second drive How to install second hard drive in Ubuntu Linux
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Discouraged? Read why you like Ubuntu below. Good luck.

• Again with the Ubuntu is great
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More Ubuntu Remote Control Tools and Procedures

• Just use PuTTY (download); type in the IP address. That's it. for command line mode. PuTTY Download Page
• Securely remote control your Ubuntu via putty from a windows host (VNC+SSH)
• Control Ubuntu from Windows - Linux - Lifehacker
• NoMachine NX - Desktop Virtualization and Remote Access Management Software Free

• Ubuntu Linux (download)
• Ultra VNC Viewer (download) How to VNC: Vista to Ubuntu 8.x. « Eric Leite
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