Ubuntu Tips (beta)

As of recent Ubuntu release, the Gnome desktop's file manager, Nautilus, has the ability to browse all sorts of remote file systems. This tip illustrates how to create a "launcher" on the desktop to automatically open a Nautilus window containing a remote location.

To create such a launcher on the desktop:

1. Right click on an empty area of the desktop background.
2. Under Type, choose Location
3. In the Location field, type the URL for your remote location. For a remote system accessed using ssh, for example, type ssh://username@host:/path/to/files

Thanks to ian for sending this one in.