Sharing folders on Ubuntu Mate via samba

Install the package Caja Share and restart it (or log out, then in). This enables the “Sharing Options” when you right-click a folder.


sudo apt-get install caja-share
killall caja
caja


Now, when you right-click a folder, you’ll have the option for “Sharing Options”

Here you can configure a network share that can be accessed from other Windows computers.

Creating a smb user
Caja Share uses samba to share folders.
So, after you have shared folders, you need to create a samba user and assign to it a password by typing:
sudo smbpasswd -a your_ubuntu_username