Linux Desktop Hacks

Make Konqueror a Window into Remote Spaces #35

Chapter 5, KDE Desktop

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#35

Make Konqueror a Window

into Remote Spaces Hack #35

Use the KDE Konqueror file manager to access remote files as easily as local

ones.

It is fairly common knowledge that KDE Konqueror functions as both a file

manager and a browser. What you might not realize is that Konqueror can

load modules that allow it to support many other protocols. Konqueror even

handles the mundane protocols common to most browsers in superior ways.

Konquer Your Remote FTP Sites Using FTP and SFTP

Take FTP, for example. Most browsers support FTP access. Assuming you

have an FTP account on a server, try these steps with Konqueror to see how

it handles FTP access (don’t bother trying this with a web browser, such as

Firefox, because it won’t work):

1. Open a Konqueror window pointing to your home directory.

2. Maximize the window (optional, but helpful).

3. Press Ctrl-Shift-L to split the window.

4. Click the window pane on the right side to make it the active one.

5. In Konqueror’s Location field, enter the URL to the FTP site where you

have an account (for example, ftp://<yourserver>, or if you prefer secure

FTP [SFTP, which is FTP over Secure SHell, or SSH], use the URL sftp://

<yourserver>).

6. Enter your username and password when prompted for them.

You should see two window panes: the one on the left contains your home

files and directories, ...