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Easily share files on LAN with fellow Ubuntu users with Giver

Have you ever just wanted to quickly hand a file off to a fellow user on a LAN without having to resort to using an email client or shared folder? Wouldn’t it be nice to just click on a username, send them a file, and have their desktop automatically notify them that the file has [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Networks, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

P2P: The Owner Free File System

Peer to peer networks are often associated with the dark side of the Internet as they became widely known for containing large amounts of copyrighted files accessible to anyone with the right client software. File sharing on standard p2p networks like Bittorrent is not anonymous as IPs are visible once a connection has been established. [...]

Categories: P2p

Downloading Torrents with Transmission

Torrents are a regular part of a geeks life. Whether it is downloading ISO images, your favorite non-licensed anime, or large-scale backups, torrents are a simple way to manage massive downloads. But how do you manage torrents in Linux? There are a number of possible clients, some command-line and some full-on graphical clients. The torrent [...]

Categories: Browsing, Desktop Manager, Linux, Mac, Open Source, P2p, Software, Tutorials Basic

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