How to install Nitroshare in Linux

To install Nitroshare in Linux

NitroShare is an open source, lightweight file sharing application. It is used to transfer files between multiple computers on the same network. The procedures to install Nitroshare is explained in this article.

Features

• Discovers the devices automatically which are running NitroShare.
• Files are compressed during the transfer so it reduces the transfer time.
• It consumes only less bandwidth for file transfer.
• Drag and drop feature available.

To install Nitroshare

Add the repository for nitroshare using the following command.

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1/Desktop# add-apt-repository ppa:george-edison55/nitroshare
 This PPA contains stable builds of NitroShare, a cross-platform tool for sharing files over a local network. This PPA contains the NitroShare desktop application, its dependencies, and other related tools. All packages in this PPA are considered " stable"  and are suitable for everyday use.

Please keep the following in mind:
- Xenial users can find NitroShare in the Universe repository
- ARM builds (arm64 &  armhf) are available for 0.3.1 and later versions
- NitroShare 0.3.0 is the latest version available for 14.10 and 15.04
- NitroShare 0.2 is the latest version available for 13.10 and earlier

If you are looking for daily builds, please use this PPA: http://bit.ly/NlgyPc
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~george-edison55/+archive/ubuntu/nitroshare
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp_75oo9k4/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp_75oo9k4/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 828AB726 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp_75oo9k4/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 828AB726: public key " Launchpad George Edison' s PPA"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Run the apt-get update command

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1/Desktop# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease      
Hit:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/george-edison55/nitroshare/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease     
Reading package lists... Done

Install the nitro share application using the following command

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1/Desktop# apt-get install nitroshare
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
...
....
Setting up libqhttpengine0 (0.1.0+dfsg1-1~ubuntu16.04.1~ppa1) ...
Setting up nitroshare (0.3.3-1ppa2~xenial1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for ufw (0.35-0ubuntu2) ...

To open the nitro share application

Search for nitro and open the application in the unity dash board.

Click the nitroshare icon and select files to transfer it to other systems that has nitro share application.

Now browse and select the file

Choose the system, where the files are to be send.

The file transfer status will be displayed.

Modify the name of the device and choose the path of the files.

If required, enable the TLS for security purpose

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Transfer and broadcast the port settings.