Easy Samba Sharing Setup with KDE

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Nov 17, 2010 6:07 PM EDT
MakeTechEasier; By Tavis J. Hampton
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Recently, I decided that instead of copying video files from one computer to another when I wanted to watch something on my TV, I would setup my network to stream the videos. I had previously tried NFS and UPnP, both without very impressive results. Therefore, I decided to try Samba, even though my perception of it was that it was mainly for sharing between Linux and Windows, and I had a Linux-only house. Much to my surprise, setting up Samba in KDE was a cinch, and Boxee, the media center application on my TV, recognized the shares immediately.

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