networking ubuntu and mint

[Michael Havens]

yeah I should have done this before I wrote but I asked google how to
apt-get it . and it did..... so I didn't need to ask. Sorry! I thought it
would be something simple like apt-get nfs. But when I found out it wasn't
I figured it was complex and I needed to ask. Google first! then you.

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 11:56 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> then it looks as if I'm going to abuse myself and go with NFS! So I guess
> I need to choose one of the three computers in my network to be the server.
> How can I tell the computer it is going to be a server? I was told that a
> linux server is merely a linux desktop with different programs installed by
> default.   ???? Hmmmmm.... now that I think of it that doesn't make much
> sense. What programs do I need to install to make ubuntu 11.10 desktop into
> ubuntu 11.10 server?
>
> I just attempted to apt-get nfs but the shell is 'unable to locate' the
> package. Do I need to add a website to the repository list?
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:56 PM, James Mcphee <jmcphe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> or sshfs.  a lot more overhead, but runs in userspace.
>>
>> I usually use nfs for those things.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm gonna take the sadistic answer and say man NFS.
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> In all seriousness Linux to Linux its the way to go.
>>>
>>> Unless you want to learn rsync and simply have 2 copies of Your data
>>> which has a use also.
>>> On Dec 1, 2011 5:27 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  well, i got the new hard drives in and so now i have ubuntu on the
>>>> desktop and mint on the laptop. now i need direction! Could you point me to
>>>> a quick networking guide so I can work on files between the two computers
>>>> and print from either of them??
>>>>
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