Your Question: How Do I Access a Samba Share in Linux?

To access Samba share from Linux clients we need to install a few Samba client packages. On the client machine, install the samba-common and samba-client packages. Let’s check if we can access our shares from the server. We can use either the hostname or ip address of the server.

How do I access Samba in Linux?

Setting up the Samba File Server on Ubuntu/Linux:

1. Open the terminal.
2. Install samba with the following command: sudo apt-get install samba smbfs.
3. Configure samba typing: vi /etc/samba/smb.conf.
4. Set your workgroup (if necesary). …
5. Set your share folders. …
6. Restart samba. …
7. Create the share folder: sudo mkdir /your-share-folder.

How do I view Samba shares?

You can use Nautilus to view available Samba shares on your network. Select Places (on the Panel) => Network Servers to view a list of Samba workgroups on your network. You can also type smb: in the File => Open Location bar of Nautilus to view the workgroups.