XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: as@sci.fi   
      
   Arlen Holder  writes:   
      
   >> Yes, it's what one does in Windows. Problem is, Android uses MTP which   
   >> is probably not Microsoft Transport Protocol but nevertheless, support   
   >> in not-Windows isn't great.   
   >   
   > The good news is that it's just as good on Linux.   
      
   OK, I was really out of touch regarding MTP on Linux. I found some notes   
   from 2012 which is probably when I last looked at it. A quick Google   
   reveals that "out-of-the-box MTP support" was in Kubuntu 13.04   
   (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubuntu) over five years ago...   
      
   My phone showed up without a problem in Dolphin when plugged it in my   
   Kubuntu (16.04 LTS) laptop.   
      
   > I haven't tried command-line access through this method but I can't imagine   
   > Windows doesn't have that given the entire file system is already "mounted"   
   > for the Windows file explorer.   
      
   The problem in Windows is that an MTP device doesn't have a drive letter   
   so it's impossible to access on the command line. I did find a tool   
   called MTP Drive which puts a drive letter on MTP media so it's   
   doable. MTP Drive is commercial though, with a free version that has   
   limitations.   
      
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