When you remove samba, the package nautilus-share is removed too because it's dependencies. Try to install it, then see if that correct your problem.
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- impossible to open network resources with nautilus https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/622815 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs