How To Install gvfs-afp on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-afp on Rocky Linux 8. gvfs-afp is AFP support for gvfs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-afp on Rocky Linux 8.

What is gvfs-afp

This package provides support for reading and writing files on Mac OS X and original Mac OS network shares via Apple Filing Protocol to applications using gvfs.

We can use yum or dnf to install gvfs-afp on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gvfs-afp.

Install gvfs-afp on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gvfs-afp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gvfs-afp

Install gvfs-afp on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gvfs-afp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gvfs-afp

How To Uninstall gvfs-afp on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the gvfs-afp package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gvfs-afp

gvfs-afp Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5a
/usr/lib/.build-id/5a/cd2f83c53bcd21b111d063444854bdbaf8310d
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8/05f436e6e26e3bc77ba12de6ca92db6dd6abd7
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-afp
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-afp-browse
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/afp-browse.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/afp.mount

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-afp on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.