Install samba server on Ubuntu in short

Summary from this link .

1. Install Samba

• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install samba

2. Set a password for your user in Samba

• sudo smbpasswd -a username

3. Create a directory to be shared 

• mkdir src
• chmod -R 777 src

4. Edit the file "/etc/samba/smb.conf"

•  sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Add these lines in the end of file

[src]
path =/home/username/src
valid users = username
read only = no

5. Fix dependencies
apt-get install --reinstall libsmbclient libsmbclient-dev libtevent0 libtalloc2

6. Restart the samba:

• sudo service smbd restart

7. Test on Windows:  
Type IP address of Linux host on Windows Explorer Address bar, e.g: \\192.168.0.78