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Sharing a folder in Ubuntu is similar to the sharing in Windows. To share a folder open your home directory, then right click on the folder you want to share and select “Sharing Options“. Then on the next window that appears check the option ” Share this folder ” and click ” Create Share “. If you receive a new window with the message that Sharing service is not installed just click the ” Install service ” button.

This will install a SAMBA server on your machine. SAMBA allows file and printer sharing between computers running Windows and computers running Linux. It sets up network shares for chosen Linux directories that appear to Windows users as normal Windows folders accessible via the network. Linux users can either mount the shared folders as part of their file system or use  SMB client program ( included with the Samba distribution ) to access the shares. More info about SAMBA here and here.

After the installation you need to restart your session and repeat the first step in the post.

Note that the shared folders will be available only for  users registered on the same computer. To provide access to unregistered users right click on the folder you want to share and select “Sharing Options” , then check the option “ Guest access ” and click ” Modify Share “.

Now go to any Windows machine on your local network and open  My Computer > My Network Places.