samba *is* available from Ubuntu repository ! (check http://packages.ubuntu.com).
As it has been said, Ubuntu policy is to not open any services on network by default. Opening a service to outside requires some competences and to know what you are doing. It works very well in nautilus (you can install samba while activating file sharing), it is more a whishlist than a bug. -- File Sharing dosen't prompt you to install samba which it requires https://launchpad.net/bugs/52585 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
