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+ | ===== Mount WebDAV using Command Line ===== | ||
- | The default file manager in Ubuntu is GNOME files. With the GNOME files file manager you can add a WebDAV | + | If you'd rather access |
- | * Select "Other locations" | + | On Debian, Ubuntu |
- | * Connect to Server: %%" | + | |
- | * Please log in with your mail address and corresponding password | + | |
+ | < | ||
+ | $ sudo apt-get davfs2 | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Alternatively, | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ yum install davfs2 | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | or | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ dnf install davfs2 | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Additionally, | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ mkdir ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | You can then make the RDMS accessible at this mount point by running: | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ sudo mount -t davfs https:// | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | WebDAV will then prompt you to provide your login credentials to connect to the RDMS. After you enter your RDMS username (UG email address) and associated password, the RDMS storage becomes available at '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Once you are done and wish to unmount the WebDAV mount of the RDMS via the terminal, simply run: | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ sudo umount ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Using a File Manager ===== | ||
+ | Different distros of Linux come with different desktop environments and also different file managers which can be used to easily mount network shares. In the following paragraph, you will read about how to mount the RDMS via WebDAV for the three file managers **GNOME Files**, **Dolphin** and **Thunar**. | ||
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+ | If you are unsure about the standard file manager on your Linux system, you can display this information by running the following command in the terminal: | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ xdg-mime query default inode/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== GNOME Desktop Environment ==== | ||
+ | The standard file manager of the GNOME desktop environment is **GNOME Files**, formerly known as **Nautilus**. | ||
+ | Open the file manager and select **Other locations**. Input '' | ||
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+ | After entering your username (your UG mail in lowercase) and password, the RDMS home directory and its subdirectories become available via the **GNOME Files** file manager as **webdav.data.rug.nl**. | ||
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+ | ==== KDE Desktop Environment ==== | ||
+ | The standard file manager of the KDE desktop environment is called **Dolphin**. | ||
+ | To connect to the RDMS through WebDAV, open the **Dolphin** file manager, then select **Network** to specify a remote network location. In the field for the remote address, type '' | ||
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+ | ==== Xfce Desktop Environment ==== | ||
+ | The standard file manager of the Xfce desktop environment is called **Thunar**. | ||
+ | To connect to the RDMS through WebDAV, open the **Thunar** file manager and select **Browse Network**. Enter '' | ||
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