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Linux Desktop Hacks
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Linux Desktop Hacks

by Nicholas Petreley, Jono Bacon
March 2005
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
342 pages
15h 55m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Make Konqueror a Window into Remote Spaces #35
Chapter 5, KDE Desktop
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HACK
HACK
#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, ...
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