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How do I connect to my remote sftp account using ubuntu's "Connect to Server" option? When I have the "Connect to Server" dialog box on my screen, the "Service type" only shows:



FTP (with login)
Public FTP


Those are the only FTP options I can see in the dropdown. No SFTP option?










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  • See the bottom part of this answer: How to share files using a wireless network?

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How do I connect to my remote sftp account using ubuntu's "Connect to Server" option? When I have the "Connect to Server" dialog box on my screen, the "Service type" only shows:



FTP (with login)
Public FTP


Those are the only FTP options I can see in the dropdown. No SFTP option?










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  • See the bottom part of this answer: How to share files using a wireless network?

    – user68186
    Sep 25 '13 at 12:41











  • Here are provided more ideas: Filezilla or WinSCP alternative for Ubuntu.

    – pa4080
    Jan 15 '18 at 13:18














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How do I connect to my remote sftp account using ubuntu's "Connect to Server" option? When I have the "Connect to Server" dialog box on my screen, the "Service type" only shows:



FTP (with login)
Public FTP


Those are the only FTP options I can see in the dropdown. No SFTP option?










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How do I connect to my remote sftp account using ubuntu's "Connect to Server" option? When I have the "Connect to Server" dialog box on my screen, the "Service type" only shows:



FTP (with login)
Public FTP


Those are the only FTP options I can see in the dropdown. No SFTP option?







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  • See the bottom part of this answer: How to share files using a wireless network?

    – user68186
    Sep 25 '13 at 12:41











  • Here are provided more ideas: Filezilla or WinSCP alternative for Ubuntu.

    – pa4080
    Jan 15 '18 at 13:18



















  • See the bottom part of this answer: How to share files using a wireless network?

    – user68186
    Sep 25 '13 at 12:41











  • Here are provided more ideas: Filezilla or WinSCP alternative for Ubuntu.

    – pa4080
    Jan 15 '18 at 13:18

















See the bottom part of this answer: How to share files using a wireless network?

– user68186
Sep 25 '13 at 12:41





See the bottom part of this answer: How to share files using a wireless network?

– user68186
Sep 25 '13 at 12:41













Here are provided more ideas: Filezilla or WinSCP alternative for Ubuntu.

– pa4080
Jan 15 '18 at 13:18





Here are provided more ideas: Filezilla or WinSCP alternative for Ubuntu.

– pa4080
Jan 15 '18 at 13:18










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The easiest way to connect to an SFTP server with Ubuntu is with the sftp:// scheme of the file managers with GVFS support (Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar) or KIO support (Dolphin, Konqueror):




  1. Open a file manager window.



  2. Show or focus the address bar e. g. with Ctrl+L.



    (If this doesn't work your file manager may have an equivalent, alternative menu entry called “Go to…” or “Connect to…”. Some window manager require you to press Alt to show the menu bar.)




  3. Enter the server address into the address bar:



    sftp://example.org[:port]/


    You can even supply username, password, and a path in the address:



    sftp://[user[:password]@]example.org[:port]/[path/to/directory/]


    If you don't and the SFTP account requires a password, a password dialogue will pop up.








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  • You can do this for FTPS too btw (ftps://example.com). Interestingly, even though this works, the "connect to server" dialog does not offer FTPS as an option. And im wondering if that is what the OP is actually asking about (since people often confuse SFTP as FTPS).

    – dhaupin
    Oct 28 '16 at 18:53



















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Do you see an SSH option in the dropdown? That is effectively the SFTP option, you should see it listed as such on the left pane once it connects.



Or you can skip the File → Connect to Server… sequence altogether and instead do Go → Location (or Ctrl+L) and then typing sftp://user@host/initial/dir in the address bar.






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    Ubuntu doesn't have ssh installed by default, so you have to install ssh on Ubuntu in order to connect to a remote SFTP account.



    sudo apt install ssh





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      The easiest way to connect to an SFTP server with Ubuntu is with the sftp:// scheme of the file managers with GVFS support (Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar) or KIO support (Dolphin, Konqueror):




      1. Open a file manager window.



      2. Show or focus the address bar e. g. with Ctrl+L.



        (If this doesn't work your file manager may have an equivalent, alternative menu entry called “Go to…” or “Connect to…”. Some window manager require you to press Alt to show the menu bar.)




      3. Enter the server address into the address bar:



        sftp://example.org[:port]/


        You can even supply username, password, and a path in the address:



        sftp://[user[:password]@]example.org[:port]/[path/to/directory/]


        If you don't and the SFTP account requires a password, a password dialogue will pop up.








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      • You can do this for FTPS too btw (ftps://example.com). Interestingly, even though this works, the "connect to server" dialog does not offer FTPS as an option. And im wondering if that is what the OP is actually asking about (since people often confuse SFTP as FTPS).

        – dhaupin
        Oct 28 '16 at 18:53
















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      The easiest way to connect to an SFTP server with Ubuntu is with the sftp:// scheme of the file managers with GVFS support (Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar) or KIO support (Dolphin, Konqueror):




      1. Open a file manager window.



      2. Show or focus the address bar e. g. with Ctrl+L.



        (If this doesn't work your file manager may have an equivalent, alternative menu entry called “Go to…” or “Connect to…”. Some window manager require you to press Alt to show the menu bar.)




      3. Enter the server address into the address bar:



        sftp://example.org[:port]/


        You can even supply username, password, and a path in the address:



        sftp://[user[:password]@]example.org[:port]/[path/to/directory/]


        If you don't and the SFTP account requires a password, a password dialogue will pop up.








      share|improve this answer


























      • You can do this for FTPS too btw (ftps://example.com). Interestingly, even though this works, the "connect to server" dialog does not offer FTPS as an option. And im wondering if that is what the OP is actually asking about (since people often confuse SFTP as FTPS).

        – dhaupin
        Oct 28 '16 at 18:53














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      The easiest way to connect to an SFTP server with Ubuntu is with the sftp:// scheme of the file managers with GVFS support (Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar) or KIO support (Dolphin, Konqueror):




      1. Open a file manager window.



      2. Show or focus the address bar e. g. with Ctrl+L.



        (If this doesn't work your file manager may have an equivalent, alternative menu entry called “Go to…” or “Connect to…”. Some window manager require you to press Alt to show the menu bar.)




      3. Enter the server address into the address bar:



        sftp://example.org[:port]/


        You can even supply username, password, and a path in the address:



        sftp://[user[:password]@]example.org[:port]/[path/to/directory/]


        If you don't and the SFTP account requires a password, a password dialogue will pop up.








      share|improve this answer















      The easiest way to connect to an SFTP server with Ubuntu is with the sftp:// scheme of the file managers with GVFS support (Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar) or KIO support (Dolphin, Konqueror):




      1. Open a file manager window.



      2. Show or focus the address bar e. g. with Ctrl+L.



        (If this doesn't work your file manager may have an equivalent, alternative menu entry called “Go to…” or “Connect to…”. Some window manager require you to press Alt to show the menu bar.)




      3. Enter the server address into the address bar:



        sftp://example.org[:port]/


        You can even supply username, password, and a path in the address:



        sftp://[user[:password]@]example.org[:port]/[path/to/directory/]


        If you don't and the SFTP account requires a password, a password dialogue will pop up.









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      • You can do this for FTPS too btw (ftps://example.com). Interestingly, even though this works, the "connect to server" dialog does not offer FTPS as an option. And im wondering if that is what the OP is actually asking about (since people often confuse SFTP as FTPS).

        – dhaupin
        Oct 28 '16 at 18:53



















      • You can do this for FTPS too btw (ftps://example.com). Interestingly, even though this works, the "connect to server" dialog does not offer FTPS as an option. And im wondering if that is what the OP is actually asking about (since people often confuse SFTP as FTPS).

        – dhaupin
        Oct 28 '16 at 18:53

















      You can do this for FTPS too btw (ftps://example.com). Interestingly, even though this works, the "connect to server" dialog does not offer FTPS as an option. And im wondering if that is what the OP is actually asking about (since people often confuse SFTP as FTPS).

      – dhaupin
      Oct 28 '16 at 18:53





      You can do this for FTPS too btw (ftps://example.com). Interestingly, even though this works, the "connect to server" dialog does not offer FTPS as an option. And im wondering if that is what the OP is actually asking about (since people often confuse SFTP as FTPS).

      – dhaupin
      Oct 28 '16 at 18:53













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      Do you see an SSH option in the dropdown? That is effectively the SFTP option, you should see it listed as such on the left pane once it connects.



      Or you can skip the File → Connect to Server… sequence altogether and instead do Go → Location (or Ctrl+L) and then typing sftp://user@host/initial/dir in the address bar.






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        Do you see an SSH option in the dropdown? That is effectively the SFTP option, you should see it listed as such on the left pane once it connects.



        Or you can skip the File → Connect to Server… sequence altogether and instead do Go → Location (or Ctrl+L) and then typing sftp://user@host/initial/dir in the address bar.






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          Do you see an SSH option in the dropdown? That is effectively the SFTP option, you should see it listed as such on the left pane once it connects.



          Or you can skip the File → Connect to Server… sequence altogether and instead do Go → Location (or Ctrl+L) and then typing sftp://user@host/initial/dir in the address bar.






          share|improve this answer















          Do you see an SSH option in the dropdown? That is effectively the SFTP option, you should see it listed as such on the left pane once it connects.



          Or you can skip the File → Connect to Server… sequence altogether and instead do Go → Location (or Ctrl+L) and then typing sftp://user@host/initial/dir in the address bar.







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              Ubuntu doesn't have ssh installed by default, so you have to install ssh on Ubuntu in order to connect to a remote SFTP account.



              sudo apt install ssh





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                  Ubuntu doesn't have ssh installed by default, so you have to install ssh on Ubuntu in order to connect to a remote SFTP account.



                  sudo apt install ssh





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                  sudo apt install ssh






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