Share Files/Folders/Messages Using Cross-Platform 'Dukto' Application, Available For Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Dukto is easy multi-platform file and text transfer tool, licensed under GNU General Public License. Dukto is an easy file transfer tool designed for LAN use. You can use it to transfer files from one PC to another, without worrying about users, permissions, operating systems, protocols, clients, servers and so on. Just start dukto on the two PCs and transfer files and folders by dragging onto it's window.
One of the main changes of this release is the new user interface inspired to the Metro style UI developed by Microsoft for the new releases of Windows Phone, Windows, Xbox and all the other Microsoft products. It supports Linux, MS Windows, OS X, iOS, Android and more.

Main features:

• Simple user interface
• No server or internet connection needed
• Zero configuration
• Clients auto-discovery
• High speed file transfer
• Multi-OS native support
• Portable version available
• Multi files and folders transfer
• Transfers log
• Send and receive text snippets (eg. useful for sending URLs)
• Open received files directly from the application
• Show your IP addresses on the IP connection page
• Full Unicode support
• Metro style UI
• Free and open source

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Officially it is released for following platforms:

• Windows (XP or later)
• OS X (10.6.x or later)
• Linux
• Android
• Symbian (for Nokia touch phones)
• Unofficial releases also available (Blackberry Playbook, iOS, Maemo)
• Also source is available on project page

>>For Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/14.10 Utopic/Linux Mint 17
If you don't want to add following repository then download deb files for Ubuntu 14.04/14.10/Linux Mint 17
(32bit/i386)(64bit/amd64)

To install Dukto in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the terminal:

Terminal Commands:
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/colomboem/xUbuntu_13.10/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dukto.list"
wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:colomboem/xUbuntu_13.10/Release.key
sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install dukto

 








>>For Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 13
If you don't want to add following repository then download deb files for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 13
(32bit/i386)(64bit/amd64)

To install Dukto in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the terminal:

Terminal Commands:
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/colomboem/xUbuntu_12.04/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dukto.list"
wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:colomboem/xUbuntu_12.04/Release.key
sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install dukto

That's it