Nautilus cannot handle "sftp" locations via x11

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Published on 2010-05-30T20:22:24Z Indexed on 2010/05/30 20:34 UTC
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I'm logging into my home computer (Ubuntu 10.04) via ssh, and now I want to open a remote connection (one that is stored in my bookmarks).

Nautilus tells me "Nautilus cannot handle "sftp" locations via x11".

Why might this be?

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