Editing remote files from *nix systems

Current GNU/Linux and Free BSD systems (FreeBSD 6.x or later) should come with FUSE built in. On top of this, add sshfs, so you can mount the remote files via the ssh connection.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSHFS

For an Ubuntu or Debian server, you should be able to get it via apt:

sudo apt-get install sshfs

For a Fedora, CentOS, or Red Hat server, try yum:

sudo yum install fuse-sshfs