I installed Ubuntu 12.04 yesterday, because I tried Samba on Ubuntu 11.10 two days ago and everything went bad and my machine became unusable. I am very wary of (trying to use) Samba. I only want to share files between Linux machines.
Yes I am trying to work out how to fix the problem of not being able to use Personal File Sharing because 'This feature cannot be enabled because the required packages are not installed on your system'. So this is a repetition of #27 above. The message itself is quite sweet, but without providing any clue of how to identify which packages are not installed, its usefulness is reduced. I've just been through each item on the first page of Google results for 'ubuntu 12.04 personal file sharing this feature cannot be enabled because the required packages are not installed on your system', but the 2 most thorough answers require Samba. A couple of others refer to Apache, but I can't work out what package/s to install. Here's a quick list of what I've found. apache2 apache2.2-bin apache2.2-common libapache2-mod-dnssd NFS -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-user-share in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/536766 Title: Personal file sharing preferences dialog does not offer to install needed packages Status in Ayatana Design: Triaged Status in gnome-user-share: Invalid Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Invalid Status in “gnome-user-share” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: nautilus What happens -> I open the Personal file sharing preferences dialog via system-preferences or via nautilus, and Im told that the network sharing feature can not be enabled because the required packages are not on your pc. I, as a tech user, went to synaptic, found the package, looked for its recommends and got the functionality. A normal user wont be able to do so, and so a button to install those packages is needed for usabilty's sake. ---------------------------------------------- Desired resolution: - Remove the "Sharing Options" right click menu option from Nautilus. - If a advanced user chooses to install the required packages, the menu should re-appear in Nautilus. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/536766/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
