You Asked: How Do I Open a Network Folder in Ubuntu?

How do I access a network folder 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.

How do I open a shared folder in Ubuntu terminal?

Access a Windows shared folder from Linux, using the command line

1. Open a terminal.
2. Type smbclient at the command prompt.
3. If you receive a “Usage:” message, this means smbclient is installed, and you can skip to the next step.