Install NitroShare on Ubuntu 16.04. NitroShare LAN File Transfer Tool (version 0.3.3) adds Nautilus and Nemo Extensions. NitroShare Network File Transfer Application allows transferring files over the local network. NitroShare is designed to make transferring files from one device to another extremely simple.
Nitroshare Features:
- Simplicity – NitroShare was designed to be simple. The application uses broadcast discovery to find other devices on the local network with NitroShare installed.
- Speed – NitroShare is built to take advantage of fast networks, easily achieving gigabit speeds on capable hardware.
- Cross-Platform – NitroShare runs on Windows, OS X, and Linux. Files can easily be transferred between machines running different operating systems.
- Open Source – NitroShare is written in modern C++ and makes use of the excellent Qt Framework. All of the source code for the application is released under the MIT license.
Nitroshare Changes:
- Added option to encrypt transfer with TLS;
- Added local HTTP API;
- Added Nautilus and Nemo extensions (allows sending files with NitroShare from the Nautilus context menu);
- It’s now possible to drag and drop files over the transfer window;
- Added option to start NitroShare automatically after login;
- Removed build dependency on libunity in favor of runtime detection;
- Enabled translations and added French, Korean, & Spanish translations;
- Bug fixes.
Install NistroShare On Debian/Ubuntu
NitroShare is included in the Debian and Ubuntu archives and can be installed with the following command:
sudo apt-get install nitroshare
Because the packages can often be out of date, a PPA has been set up. You can add the PPA and install NitroShare with the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:george-edison55/nitroshare
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nitroshare
NitroShare Extension
Once Nitroshare is installe, you can also install the NitroShare Nautilus and Nemo extension. Run the commands given below to install:
NitroShare Nautilus Extension
sudo apt install nistroshare-nautilus
nautilus -q
NitroShare Nemo Extension
sudo apt install nitroshare-nemo
nemo -q