Sharing files between the two can be critical at times and is surprisingly easy with the right tools. With fairly little effort, you can copy files from Windows to Linux or Linux to Windows.

That should log you in to the linux-server without asking for a password. If it doesn't, you need to debug the ssh login (check that the key is correct in "authorized_keys" etc.).

sudo pacman -S xclip Fedora or CentOS/RHEL, run this: sudo dnf install xclip Once it’s installed, you’re ready to roll! Copy & Paste Without a Mouse When you use xclip, you’re interacting directly ...

3. SSH SSH includes a handy command for transferring files to and from a Linux machine called scp (for secure copy). The thing I like most about scp is that it's more secure than Samba or FTP. How?

With the SCP command, you can copy files to and from a remote Linux server through an encrypted SSH tunnel. SEE: How to View Your SSH Keys in Linux, macOS, and Windows ...

To get files you use a related program, pscp.exe, included with PuTTY. Run the pscp.exe executable on the Windows command line to quickly copy files from a remote PC to the local computer hard drive.