Network file sharing with Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)

Question

How can I share files over the network, between an Ubuntu system (client side) and a macOS system (server side) using Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)?

Answer 1

No, people, you've got it backwards. He wants a client, not server.

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Answer 2

AFPCMD (Ubuntu as Client)

AFPCMD is a command-line tool to help transfer files to and from a server using Apple Filing Protocol (AFP). This is typically either Netatalk, Mac OS or MacOS X.

This can be done as a non-root user. It offers either an interactive command-line (like a traditional FTP client) or for batch retrievals.

More info at: Ubuntu Manuals - AFPCMD

AFPFS-NG (Ubuntu as Client)

AFPFS-NG is an Apple Filing Protocol client that will allow BSD, Linux and Mac OS X systems to access files exported from a Mac OS system with AFP over TCP.

More info at: AFPFS-NG Home

Netatalk (Mac as Client - switching sides)

Netatalk is a freely-available Open Source AFP fileserver. A UNIX, Linux or BSD system running Netatalk is capable of serving many Macintosh clients simultaneously as an AppleShare file server (AFP).

To install it from terminal use apt-get install netatalk. It's also available from Ubuntu Software Center.

More info at: Netatalk Home