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ExperimentalGuy, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

Why isn’t syncthing there? Is there something bad with it I’m not aware of amor are they just not aware of it?

captain_aggravated,
@captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works avatar

I think because Syncthing isn’t really for “sharing” files. It can move large files across the internet but it’s not designed for “hey send me a copy of that blu-ray your ripped” sharing.

swooosh, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

Sad not to see file.pizza

original_reader,

Didn’t know about that one. Why, there’s no objection in adding more to the collection right here. 😊

prowess2956,

I'm definitely here for more alternatives as well (and because I haven't yet figured out how to save a post without commenting)

swooosh,

Depends on the client. Configuration for it in Eternity is in the settings

Scio,

I miss some parts of Kbin, but I’m very glad to have a perfectly functional save feature in Photon

(And that the threads actually load.)

smpl,
@smpl@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Don’t be so sad, the list is shit.

I like drop.lol

Gbagginsthe3rd,

As someone wanting to share large files, what is your suggestion?

Caboose12000,

I think they were trying to say they suggest drop.lol

smpl,
@smpl@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

As @Caboose12000 already said, I’d recommend drop.lol (can be selfhosted). Filetransfers are direct between peers (unless you’re behind some hardcore NAS where UDP hole-punching via STUN is not possible).

I mean how I transfer a file depends on the situation. If it’s to someone on XMPP I’d just establish a direct transfer there. Sometimes I share a directory over HTTP, FTP, SFTP and so on. The easiest way for most people, because it only requires a WebRTC capable browser, is with one of the many peer to peer filesharing platforms like drop.lol.

refalo,

Yea I have my own list with over a hundred of these sites.

helenslunch,
@helenslunch@feddit.nl avatar

There is just a huge number of softwares for this task.

Murdoc,

I can’t find anything on that site that talks about how it works. That’s disappointing.

refalo,

“Fork Us” button goes right to the github repo.

Murdoc,

Ah yes, that’s exactly the kind of information they should have on their main site.

pro3757, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

There’s croc which looks very similar to magic-wormhole. Haven’t used magic-wormhole so can’t compare the two though.

Smoke,
@Smoke@frogdrool.net avatar

@pro3757 @petsoi can confirm, croc is awesome.

you can even use your own infrastructure as the midpoint.

AceFuzzLord, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

Anyone have any objections or anything negative to say about snapdrop(dot)net besides maybe anyone on the same network could try to connect to you?

kib48,
@kib48@lemdro.id avatar

snapdrop.net seems to go down all the time, I stopped using it a while ago and switched to LocalSend

neither of them work over the internet though so they don’t really fit the article

Excigma,

PairDrop(dot)net is a fork with a bit more features

claymore, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely
@claymore@pawb.social avatar

I never see toffeeshare mentioned. P2P, encrypted, no size limit. Only problem is you can’t send folders, only files, but that’s easily solved with tarballs or RARs.

SnotFlickerman, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Soulseek never stopped working.

refalo,

Secure though? Is it end-to-end encrypted?

SnotFlickerman,
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha… no.

but it does allow you to only share your files with a specific other user.

however, it’s explicitly not secure. It’s literally from the Kazaa era of file transfer apps.

refalo,

Right, but the article explicitly mentions securely, so I thought those types of tools would be more relevant to recommend.

monoboy, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

I do:

  • Wormhole.app: for smaller file transfers to people not tech savvy
  • Rsync: if the person is running an SSH server I can connect to
  • Bittorrent: pretty much anything else
bruhduh, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely
@bruhduh@lemmy.world avatar

scp cli app

little_tuptup,

Does scp resume broken transfers? If not, maybe rsync instead. Lots can go wrong for connectivity over the span of hours/days

bruhduh,
@bruhduh@lemmy.world avatar

You’re right

als, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

I’m surprised https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ wasn’t on here. There’s a gnome app for it called Warp and several android apps, all FOSS.

Strit, to linux in Neofetch is Dead! Here are 7 Alternatives for Your Linux System
@Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show avatar

Why are everyone suddenly aware that Neochat is unmaintained. I mean, the last commit was 3 years ago and the last release alsmost 4 years ago. Just because the git repository got archived on a date does not mean that it was maintained up to that point.

yozul,
@yozul@beehaw.org avatar

Most people aren’t going around checking the commit history on every piece of software they use. The git repository being archived made the Linux news rounds, so now a bunch of people are newly aware. It’s not complicated.

john89,

How does that make it dead?

Do they just need to update it for the sake of updating it?

Static_Rocket,
@Static_Rocket@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t get people being worried about an offline application designed to run one shot as the current user not receiving updates. I do get maintainers dropping the package from package repos now that it is officially archived though…

TimeSquirrel,

Libraries and APIs are a moving target. Eventually it won't run on modern systems anymore without modification.

john89, (edited )

Yeah, but if it hasn’t reached that point then is it really dead?

Edit: Instead of downvoting me, consider this. What if the only update this program receives in years is one to make sure its still compatible with the libraries and APIs you refer to? Would that make it alive, or dead?

It seems like you guys are advocating for updating just for the sake of updating, also bandwagoning a bit.

yozul,
@yozul@beehaw.org avatar

Neofetch is literally a bash script. There aren’t any libraries or APIs it depends on, and there is basically no chance of it not working in the future. Some people just like to try and sound smart.

The actual problem with Neofetch is that it’s not being updated with new ASCII art for new distros, and not adding new options to show things like a line for display server or other things some people might be interested in. It’s just getting out of date in regular boring ways.

Shareni,

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  • yozul,
    @yozul@beehaw.org avatar

    It totally does work though? Why would you say that?

    Shareni,

    Because I saw it in a thread when archiving was announced, and didn’t fact check like a dumbass.

    john89,

    That’s kind of exactly what I was thinking.

    Thanks for the clarification.

    pipe01,

    Apparently it doesn’t work right on ARM systems or something

    yozul,
    @yozul@beehaw.org avatar

    I have a Raspberry Pi. It works just fine.

    pipe01,

    I think it’s on ampere iirc

    yozul,
    @yozul@beehaw.org avatar

    Uh huh. You think that some cloud computing processor just randomly can’t run a bash script? What, does the uname command not work on their processors or something? That would cause problems a lot worse than just Neofetch not working. I obviously don’t have one laying around to check, but I find that highly unlikely.

    pipe01,

    I dunno, just heard it somewhere

    Rustmilian, (edited ) to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely
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    Pantherina, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

    Wormhole ftw

    cymor, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

    BitTorrent

    hushable, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

    Interesting to see wormhole mentioned as non open source. The protocol and its CLI tools are, probably the web interface and GUIs are not

    inspxtr,

    Based on this reddit comment, that website is not affiliated with the magic-wormhole CLI tool

    Rivalarrival, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

    VPN server and any NAS or other network file share.

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