kpf runs as an applet inside Kicker. This means that it takes up little space on your screen and its status is always visible. To start the kpf applet, click on Kicker and choose to open the Add Applet dialog. Select Public File Server and click the button.
kpf employs the concept of shared folders. You may choose one or more folders to make public, and all files in that folder (and any subfolders) will be shared.
Please be extremely careful about which folders you share. Remember that all files in the folder and its subfolders, including “hidden” files (“dotfiles” to the techies) will be made available to the world, so be careful not to share sensitive information, such as passwords, cryptographic keys, your addressbook, documents private to your organization, etc..
Once kpf is running, you will see a square applet with a thin sunken bevel and an icon depicting an hot air balloon. The balloon is visible when no folders are being shared.
To share a folder, . Selecting this entry will cause a “wizard” to appear, which will ask you a few simple questions. Completing the questions will set up a folder for sharing.
click on the balloon icon and a popup menu will appear, containing only one item,There is an alternative to using the applet directly when you want to share a folder. kpf is integrated with Konqueror.
With Konqueror open and displaying a folder, click on the background and bring up the “Properties” dialog. On install, kpf added a Sharing tab to this dialog. You will be offered the option of starting kpf if it is not running. Choosing will send a signal to the kpf applet, asking it to add a new share.
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