Best Answer: How Do I Open a Network Window in Ubuntu?
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How do I access a network computer on Ubuntu?

Connect to a file server

  1. In the file manager, click Other Locations in the sidebar.
  2. In Connect to Server, enter the address of the server, in the form of a URL. Details on supported URLs are listed below. …
  3. Click Connect. The files on the server will be shown.

How do I access a network drive in Linux?

Map a Network Drive on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and type: sudo apt-get install smbfs.
  2. Open a terminal and type: sudo yum install cifs-utils.
  3. Issue the command sudo chmod u+s /sbin/mount.cifs /sbin/umount.cifs.
  4. You can map a network drive to Storage01 using the mount.cifs utility.
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