In All Directions
There are many tools for exchanging data on heterogeneous local networks. NitroShare promises to make this task as easy as possible. In addition to Linux, NitroShare also supports Mac OS, Windows, and Android.
In this article, my test included a network of computers running Debian "Sid," Windows 10, Ubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Fedora, and the Android app. Users with Debian Sid, Ubuntu, Fedora, Gentoo, and openSUSE will find the software in their respective repositories; for Arch Linux users, check out the AUR user archive. If necessary, compile the program for other distributions from the source code.
Qt5 as a Basis
Packages for Nautilus (Gnome), Nemo (Cinnamon), and Caja (MATE) are available for integration in file managers. Although NitroShare is based on the Qt5 framework, not all distributions have appropriate extensions. Packages for integration into Dolphin and Konqueror were only available for openSUSE as dolphin-plugin-nitroshare and for Fedora as nitroshare-kservice. Fedora also offers a plugin for use in the terminal.
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