If you have access to a remote computer through SSH, but you're not very comfortable with the command line or for any other reason, you can mount a folder or the whole filesystem through SSH. This can be done in 2 ways:
1. Using SSHFS
You must firstly install sshfs. In Ubuntu, simply run this:
Then, to mount a remote folder:
To mount the whole remote filesystem:
This method has an advantage over the next one: you can see the used / free space on the remote computer.
To unmount it, if you use Nautilus, simply click the unmount icon (see the screenshot). To unmount it from the command line:
2. Directly using SSH in Nautilus (Gnome)
sudo apt-get install sshfsThen, to mount a remote folder:
sshfs name@server:/path/to/folder /path/to/mount/pointTo mount the whole remote filesystem:
sshfs name@server /path/to/mount/pointThis method has an advantage over the next one: you can see the used / free space on the remote computer.
To unmount it, if you use Nautilus, simply click the unmount icon (see the screenshot). To unmount it from the command line:
fusermount -u /path/to/mount/point2. Directly using SSH in Nautilus (Gnome)
If you use Gnome (w/ Nautilus), you can directly type:
In the location bar to mount it.
ssh://name@server/path
or
ssh://name@serverIn the location bar to mount it.
