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Author: Michael Havens
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To: michael, Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: networking ubuntu and mint
I had already downloaded all except nfswatch. Thanks for inspiring me to
get it. What does it do?

bmike1@Michaels-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install nfs4-acl-tools
nfs-common         nfs-kernel-server  nfswatch
[sudo] password for bmike1:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
nfs-common is already the newest version.
nfs-kernel-server is already the newest version.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  nfs4-acl-tools nfswatch
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 73.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 258 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe nfswatch i386
4.99.11-1 [45.9 kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe nfs4-acl-tools
i386 0.3.3-1 [27.3 kB]
Fetched 73.2 kB in 1s (44.8 kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package nfswatch.
(Reading database ... 156691 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking nfswatch (from .../nfswatch_4.99.11-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package nfs4-acl-tools.
Unpacking nfs4-acl-tools (from .../nfs4-acl-tools_0.3.3-1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up nfswatch (4.99.11-1) ...
Setting up nfs4-acl-tools (0.3.3-1) ...



On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Michael Butash <> wrote:

> mb@boxen:~$ apt-get install nfs<tab-2x>
> nfs4-acl-tools     nfs-common         nfs-kernel-server  nfswatch

>
> If I were a betting man, I'd put money that you want the nfs-kernel-server
> and common package.
>
> Tab complete is a wonderful thing.
>
> -mb
>
>
>
> On 12/02/2011 12:49 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
>
>> 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 <
>> <mailto:bmike1@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 <
>>    <mailto:jmcphe@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 <
>>        <mailto:cryptworks@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" <
>>            <mailto:bmike1@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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