How To Install gvfs-gphoto2 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-gphoto2 on Rocky Linux 8. gvfs-gphoto2 is gphoto2 support for gvfs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-gphoto2 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is gvfs-gphoto2

This package provides support for reading and writing files on PTP based cameras (Picture Transfer Protocol) and MTP based media players (Media Transfer Protocol) to applications using gvfs.

We can use yum or dnf to install gvfs-gphoto2 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gvfs-gphoto2.

Install gvfs-gphoto2 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-gphoto2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gvfs-gphoto2

Install gvfs-gphoto2 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-gphoto2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gvfs-gphoto2

How To Uninstall gvfs-gphoto2 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the gvfs-gphoto2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gvfs-gphoto2

gvfs-gphoto2 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2d/2be52047856c6e7f1528fef4614e7d138f7ec6
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e/ee0e22ed024e327f995f5d3c1d6509498fe12c
/usr/lib/systemd/user/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor.service
/usr/libexec/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-gphoto2
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gtk.vfs.GPhoto2VolumeMonitor.service
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/gphoto2.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors/gphoto2.monitor

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-gphoto2 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.