urg, I misread the dpkg -l output, looks like you are simply missing gvfs-backends ... does installing that fixes your issue?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1617107 Title: nautilus does not recognize any server type Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Have a fresh Ubuntu 16.04 LTS install. "Connect to Server" in nautilus with ssh, sftp, nsf, dav, really anything I can think of gives "This file server type is not recognized." Error message appears as soon as : is entered, e.g. "ssh:". ssh and sftp work just fine from the command line. using nautilus version "Files 3.14.3" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1617107/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp