How To Install gvfs on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs on Ubuntu.
What is gvfs
gvfs is:
gvfs is a userspace virtual filesystem where mounts run as separate processes which you talk to via D-Bus. It also contains a gio module that seamlessly adds gvfs support to all applications using the gio API. It also supports exposing the gvfs mounts to non-gio applications using fuse.
This package contains the GIO module that lets applications use gvfs mounts.
There are three methods to install gvfs on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gvfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gvfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gvfs
Install gvfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gvfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gvfs
Install gvfs Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gvfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gvfs
How To Uninstall gvfs on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gvfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gvfs
Uninstall gvfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gvfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gvfs
Remove gvfs Configurations and Data
To remove gvfs configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gvfs
Remove gvfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gvfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gvfs
Dependencies
gvfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.