On Thursday, 02-01-2025 at 15:22 David Wright wrote:
> On Tue 31 Dec 2024 at 16:20:21 (-0500), Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote:
> > On Monday 30 December 2024 03:34:20 pm George at Clug wrote:
> > > With the popularity of XFCE, I would have expected that "network
> > > browsing in the thunar file manager" would be fully supported by
> > > default by now.
>
> I understood that paragraph to be complaining about the lack of
> backends and fuse for browsing, but I suppose it could include the
> missing shares-plugin as well.
Thanks for replying.
What I would like to see, is an average (non IT admin) install Debian XFCE and
for the installation to provide usual features provided by an operating system.
Within the realms of FOSS, thinks like play videos, look at pictures, email
client, web browers, manage files, access Windows style shares/NAS devices,
read (but not necessarily write) NTFS USB storage, for a short list.
Default installation of Gnome, KDE, Cinnamon, Mate can all connect to a Windows
style share (e.g. NAS), so what not XFCE, if all is required is to have
gvfs-backends and gvfs-fuse installed?
Some users might like to share a folder on their PC to allow others on the LAN
access the foders, however I do not care myself, as I don't recall anyone I
know who did this (in Windows or Linux). But this my bias, I would be curious
to know how many do use this feature, as I have not seen anyone do this (other
than myself for testing purposes).
>
> > No windows here at all, so I have no use for "windows shares" nor do I see
> > any need for Samba and "samba shares" (is there a differene?). I do have
> > network shares, originating on my file server, and specified in
> > /etc/fstab. Works with thunar or any other file manager...
I never replied back to this original statement, though I was very curious what
technology had been used for the "shares, originating on my file server" if
SMB was not being used?
NFS is the only other technology I am familiar with, but to my knowledge such
shares are not easily access from Windows users.
But alternative sharing technology was what my original question was about ,
but my original concern was "can XFCE, by default installation, be enabled to
access SMB (i.e. Windows) shares".
Thanks, George.
>
> However, I don't think that's the OP's issue, because if you've
> involved /etc/fstab then you must have root access. The plugin
> is meant to allow users to share their folders _without_ needing
> root access.
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
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