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rdms:access:linux:webdav [2022/10/04 13:10] jelte Introduces CLI WebDAV and different file managers (GNOME, KDE, Xfce) |
rdms:access:linux:webdav [2024/04/25 16:16] (current) jelte added ref to lowercase |
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====== WebDAV on Linux ====== | ====== WebDAV on Linux ====== | ||
- | ===== Generic: | + | ===== Mount WebDAV using Command Line ===== |
- | The most generic method | + | If you'd rather access the RDMS directly from your file system instead of connecting to it remotely, it is also possible |
- | For the mounting of WebDAV under Linux the **davfs2** package has to be installed. | + | |
- | On Debian, Ubuntu and other Ubuntu-based Linux distros, this can be installed via the APT package managing utility: | + | On Debian, Ubuntu and other Ubuntu-based Linux distros, this can be installed via the '' |
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- | sudo apt-get davfs2 | + | $ sudo apt-get davfs2 |
</ | </ | ||
- | On Linux distros that use RPM as their package manager (e.g. Fedora), | + | Alternatively, |
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- | dnf install davfs2 | + | $ yum install davfs2 |
+ | </ | ||
+ | or | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ dnf install davfs2 | ||
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- | Additionally, | + | Additionally, |
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- | mkdir ~/ | + | $ mkdir ~/ |
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- | To make the RDMS accessible at this mount point, run: | + | You can then make the RDMS accessible at this mount point by running: |
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- | (sudo) mount -t davfs https:// | + | $ sudo mount -t davfs https:// |
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- | After entering | + | 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 '' |
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+ | Once you are done and wish to unmount the WebDAV mount of the RDMS via the terminal, simply run: | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | $ sudo umount ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | ===== Using a file manager | + | ===== Using a File Manager |
- | Different | + | Different |
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: | 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: | ||
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- | xdg-mime query default inode/ | + | $ xdg-mime query default inode/ |
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==== GNOME Desktop Environment ==== | ==== GNOME Desktop Environment ==== | ||
The standard file manager of the GNOME desktop environment is **GNOME Files**, formerly known as **Nautilus**. | The standard file manager of the GNOME desktop environment is **GNOME Files**, formerly known as **Nautilus**. | ||
- | Open the file manager and select **Other locations**. | + | Open the file manager and select **Other locations**. |
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- | After entering | + | After entering |
==== KDE Desktop Environment ==== | ==== KDE Desktop Environment ==== | ||
The standard file manager of the KDE desktop environment is called **Dolphin**. | The standard file manager of the KDE desktop environment is called **Dolphin**. | ||
- | To connect to the RDMS WebDAV, open the **Dolphin** file manager, select **Network** to specify a remote network location. In the field for the remote address, type %%"webdavs:// | + | To connect to the RDMS through |
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==== Xfce Desktop Environment ==== | ==== Xfce Desktop Environment ==== | ||
The standard file manager of the Xfce desktop environment is called **Thunar**. | The standard file manager of the Xfce desktop environment is called **Thunar**. | ||
- | To connect to the RDMS WebDAV, open the **Thunar** file manager and select **Browse Network**. Enter %%"webdavs:// | + | To connect to the RDMS through |
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