#just install samba with $ sudo apt install samba #and go to this file: $ sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf #and just at the bottom add these lines: [share] comment = Ubuntu File Server Share path = /path/to/the/folder #for example /home/user_name/public browsable = yes guest ok = yes read only = no create mask = 0755 #restart the samba service $ sudo service smbd restart $ sudo service nmbd restart