mount samba on ubuntu

sudo mount.cifs //hostname/sharename ~/mounts/sharename -o user=username,pass=password

sshfs on ubuntu

Use sshfs instead, there is no setup necessary at all and you get "proper" mount points that are recognized by any application:

sudo apt-get install sshfs

Mount the remote filesystem with

sshfs user@host:/path /local/mount/point

and unmount with

fusermount -u /local/mount/point