Transfer Files Over LAN Using Dukto in Ubuntu, Fedora

Dukto is an Open Source and free File Transfer utility available in Ubuntu, Fedora, RHEL and other Linux distributions and developed by a single developer. It enables you to transfer files over a LAN to any machines without worrying about permissions, OS, protocols, clients and servers. Its very easy to use with cool metro-UI.

Dukto recently released version 6 with major UI improvement and bug fixes over earlier releases.

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Dukto Feature Highlights

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
Windows 7 taskbar integration with progress and transfer indicator
Show your IP addresses on the IP connection page
Full Unicode support
Metro style UI
Free and open source

How to install – using Terminal

To install Dukto in Ubuntu using terminal run below commands in sequence. Enter password when prompted.

$ sudo sh -c "echo \'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/colomboem/xUbuntu_15.04/ /\' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dukto.list"
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install dukto

How to install in Fedora
Run following command as root in Fedora 21 and below

$ cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:colomboem/Fedora_21/home:colomboem.repo
$ yum install dukto

Run

Type Dukto in dash. Click the launcher icon.
From Menu, find it under Applications

Troubleshooting and Support

If you face any issues while installing or using Dukto, you may drop a note using comment section at the end of this article, Or you can post your query in any of the support channels mentioned below.