NFS (Network File System) is a distributed file system protocol that allows sharing directories and files with others over a shared network. Using it allows access to files on remote hosts as if they were local files.
Setting up a NFS mount on Ubuntu or Linux Mint can be quite a tedious task. Enter Simple NFS GUI. This is a GUI tool to easily set up a machine as a NFS server or client that should work on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Debian.