need to transfer files from old pc to new one

[laplace/d]

i just got my new laptop and i need to transfer all my music from my old computer to the new one... they both run on ubuntu but i have absolutely no clue on how to do it... i was thinking about using and ethernet chord but once i hook them together i dont know what to do next.

help please! i'm traveling in 5 days!

[ieee488]

You'll need a crossover Ethernet cable if you want transfer files via Ethernet.

Or you can do it via sneakernet (USB flash drive).

[Bucky Ball]

http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p11.htm

Go there and check out the:

Quick LAN_ (http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p11.htm#Quick_Temporary_SSH_LAN_)

[laplace/d]

thanks for the input, i'll try it later and tell you how it worked

[travelinman81]

Or you can do it via sneakernet (USB flash drive).
I haven't heard that one for a while.

[ieee488]

I haven't heard that one for a while.

In my days, we used floppy disks. ;)

[laplace/d]

thanx bucky ball, i tried that link but it didn't work for me, i needed a fast solution rather than "the right way to do it" so i used a software from the repository called "Giver". if u need to transfer files regularly between 2 computers i wouldnt recommend it because quite frankly it sucks, but i needed a quick solution and it did the job.

[Bucky Ball]

A pleasure. You found a fix in the end so well done. I'll check Giver out myself sometime.