So you know... https://xkcd.com/949/ I have this thing, I often want to transfer a couple of files to my android phone from a Linux laptop. I do this by connecting the USB cable, mounting mtpfs, copying. I don't feel this is a good way. Any cable-free, simple alternatives?
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Replying to @hanno @RichFelker
If the laptop has Bluetooth, you should theoretically be able to use the standard "share via..." Android mechanism to initiate a Bluetooth file transfer.
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Oh, sorry, read the transfer direction backwards. You can also initiate a transfer from the laptop, but the process will depend on your distro/desktop environment/Bluetooth stack.
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Even for the other direction the sw layer is awful. Which user/process has authorization to receive?
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Replying to @RichFelker @hanno
In at least a couple distros, it *should* "just work" via the GUI in the default environment. (Might require you to update some settings first, to allow file reception.) I'm not suggesting BT technically better, but it may not require installing new software on either side.
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But you're not wrong. The state of Linux BT is an ongoing clusterfuck with multiple incompatible implementations with disjoint features. It's just that, e.g., Ubuntu, is heavily invested in papering this over and trying to deliver what they imagine is a Mac-like experience.
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Yeah. Problem is I don't want a Mac-like experience. I want a unix-like experience that honors privilege domains.
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