Uploading files from my computer to my VPS

[tarak]

I have Debian VPS - I need to get some graphic files etc from my computer to the VPS.

I have APT to upload packages etc - can I use this to upload my files?

If so how?

If not how else can I upload the files?

Add on - does anyone know a site where I could temporarily store the files so I can upload them?

(hope this makes sense)

[Rubberman]

The easiest way is to enable Samba file sharing on the server. Then you can easily mount the remote file system using the CIFS driver, assuming your computer is also a Linux box. It is even easier if the client system is Windows. I do that all the time between my CentOS/RHEL workstation/server and my Windows and Apple PC's.

[tarak]

Thanks for that - I'll check it out - my home computer is Windows XP.

Thanks again

[Rubberman]

Just go to My Network Places -> Entire Network -> Workgroup and it should be there once you have the Samba server up and running on the Linux box. Do read the man pages, as there is some configuration on the Linux side to do, but it's not hard. I set mine up so that each Windows user has a login account on Linux w/ associated /home directory, and when they connect/login that is where they go, so they have access to all their files on Linux, and can store stuff, run stuff, or whatever from there, just like a local hard drive.