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Is there a way to open the "Connect to Server" without opening Nautilus first?

rated 0 times [ 3] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 6609 / 2 Years ago, thu, april 21, 2022, 8:48:36

Currently the only way I know of to open the "Connect to server" dialog box is to open up Nautilus first.

While this isn't that complex a task, it still requires using the mouse, at a minimum:

Launch Nautilus (Super + 1)

Move mouse to top left to "File"

Select "Connect to server"

It would be great if I could simply click the Super button to go into the dash and type "connect to" and click enter.

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answered 2 Years ago enytidge · Accepted Answer

My suggestion is that you add it to your Home icon on the launcher, like this:

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«That's insanely cool!», you say, «But how do I do that?». Well, you just copy and paste the desktop file I made for you into an empty file and copy that to your ~/.local/share/applications/ folder. Name the file "nautilus.desktop". You need to log out and back in afterwards. Here goes:



[Desktop Entry]

Name=Files

Comment=Access and organize files

Exec=nautilus %U

Icon=system-file-manager

Terminal=false

Type=Application

StartupNotify=true

OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;

Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;Core;

MimeType=inode/directory;application/x-gnome-saved-search;

X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME

X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Product=nautilus

X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Component=general

X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Version=3.2.1

X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=nautilus

X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=Connect;Videos;Documents;Music;Pictures;Downloads

[Connect Shortcut Group]

Name=Connect

Exec=nautilus-connect-server

TargetEnvironment=Unity




[Videos Shortcut Group]

Name=Videos

Exec=nautilus Videos

TargetEnvironment=Unity




[Documents Shortcut Group]

Name=Documents

Exec=nautilus Documents

TargetEnvironment=Unity




[Music Shortcut Group]

Name=Music

Exec=nautilus Music

TargetEnvironment=Unity




[Pictures Shortcut Group]

Name=Pictures

Exec=nautilus Pictures

TargetEnvironment=Unity




[Downloads Shortcut Group]

Name=Downloads

Exec=nautilus Downloads

TargetEnvironment=Unity

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