is XFE working with smb?

[nick65go]

Hi, is XFE (the X File Manager) working with "windows shared folders"?
I tried xfe (ver. 2.1.1. from Debian x86-64) into Archlinux (basically in CachyOS x86-64-v3).  But also xfe (ver 2.1.1 from Alpine Linux) into a chroot. I installed all packages (and automatic dependencies).

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apk add xfe gvfs-fullIn both cases, even running XFE as root user, I can not manage to connect to a "windows folder" /smb (shared from Windows11). From menu "Tools", "Connect to Servers" I chose the correct values (for Server=192.168.5.200, Type=Windows share (drop-down), Share=TMP, Username=test, Passowd=..". (All were proved correctly connecting in KDE just by typing in Dolphin (file manager) the URL as "smb://test@192.168.5.200/TMP").

The error message was "gio: smb://; test@192.168.5.200/TMP/: volume doesn't implement mount". Could you confirm that in your TC (latest version ??) is working correctly, without any eventual dbus / whatever manually started?  Thank you.

[nick65go]

FYI: 08/02/2026 - Version 2.1.4 released, http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/
You can ignore my previous post, because only in "18/05/2025 - Version 2.1 released" it has " Xfe can connect to Windows shares and SSH servers. Use Tools / Connect to Server or press Shift-F5 and fill your network parameters into the dialog.";

but TC17 has only "Current: 2024/09/28 updated 1.45 -> 1.46.2". Sorry for the noise.

[nick65go]

Because I started this topic, then I should clarify/state that Xfe (2.1.1+) is working with smb protocol    but not by default, it needs some other tcz (fuse3, gvfs) and configuration.

In summary, after I manage to have the win11 "windows shares" to be seen in the "host" linux (Arch linux type) then in a chroot I can see it also. So when Alpine linux runs in a chroot, I started xfe, and in left-side panel in tab "Places" (not tab "Tree"), down in section "Mount Points" it shows an item like "tmp@192.168.x.x.

My problem was that the "host" runs systemd services + wayland, and I need to have active processes running like gvfs-*(fuse, smb, ?) plus also to change /etc/fuse.cfg to allow not-root users to see mounted devices. Then moreover, from the "guest" (Alpine in chroot) I need the proper access rights to "host" /run/user/1000/gvfs (here is smb seen as mounted in host).