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[Harry Kuhman]

.....s it possible to use a USB data-transfer cable to use the laptop (running Linux) t.....

USB is truly awful for networking. There are many different designs of these usb cable hacks and none of them have software that is compatable with other devices, so if you are going to find software for it you will likely have to go to the maker. I certainly don't expect that you'll get Linux software for it.