How To Install gvfs on Fedora 34
gvfs is Backends for the gio framework in GLib Backends for the gio framework in GLib
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs on Fedora 34.
What is gvfs
The gvfs package provides backend implementations for the gio framework in GLib. It includes ftp, sftp, cifs. gvfs 1.48.1 1.fc34 x86_64 357 k gvfs-1.48.1-1.fc34.src.rpm updates Backends for the gio framework in GLib https GPLv3 and LGPLv2+ and BSD and MPLv2.0 The gvfs package provides backend implementations for the gio framework in GLib. It includes ftp, sftp, cifs.
We can use yum or dnf to install gvfs on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gvfs.
Install gvfs on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install gvfs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gvfs
Install gvfs on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install gvfs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gvfs
How To Uninstall gvfs on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the gvfs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gvfs
gvfs Package Contents on Fedora 34
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/usr/lib/systemd/user/gvfs-metadata.service
/usr/lib/systemd/user/gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor.service
/usr/libexec/gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor
/usr/libexec/gvfsd
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-admin
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/usr/libexec/gvfsd-cdda
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/usr/libexec/gvfsd-dav
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-dnssd
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-ftp
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/usr/libexec/gvfsd-localtest
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-metadata
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/usr/libexec/gvfsd-sftp
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/usr/share/GConf/gsettings/gvfs-smb.convert
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gtk.vfs.Daemon.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gtk.vfs.Metadata.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gtk.vfs.UDisks2VolumeMonitor.service
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.dns_sd.gschema.xml
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/usr/share/gvfs
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/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/ftpis.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/ftps.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/http.mount
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/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/sftp.mount
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/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gtk.vfs.UDisks2VolumeMonitor.service
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/usr/libexec/gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor
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/usr/libexec/gvfsd-computer
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-dav
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-dnssd
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-ftp
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-http
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/usr/libexec/gvfsd-metadata
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-network
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-recent
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-sftp
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-trash
/usr/share/GConf/gsettings/gvfs-dns-sd.convert
/usr/share/GConf/gsettings/gvfs-smb.convert
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gtk.vfs.Daemon.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gtk.vfs.Metadata.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gtk.vfs.UDisks2VolumeMonitor.service
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.dns_sd.gschema.xml
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.gvfs.enums.xml
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.smb.gschema.xml
/usr/share/gvfs
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/admin.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/burn.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/cdda.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/computer.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/dav+sd.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/dav.mount
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/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/trash.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors
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/usr/share/man/man1/gvfsd-metadata.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/gvfsd.1.gz
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.gtk.vfs.file-operations.policy
/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/org.gtk.vfs.file-operations.rules
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/usr/lib/systemd/user/gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor.service
/usr/lib64/gvfs/libgvfsdaemon.so
/usr/libexec/gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor
/usr/libexec/gvfsd
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-admin
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-burn
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-cdda
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-computer
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-dav
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-dnssd
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-ftp
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-http
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-localtest
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-metadata
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-network
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-recent
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-sftp
/usr/libexec/gvfsd-trash
/usr/share/GConf/gsettings/gvfs-dns-sd.convert
/usr/share/GConf/gsettings/gvfs-smb.convert
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gtk.vfs.Daemon.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gtk.vfs.Metadata.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gtk.vfs.UDisks2VolumeMonitor.service
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.dns_sd.gschema.xml
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.gvfs.enums.xml
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.system.smb.gschema.xml
/usr/share/gvfs
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/admin.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/burn.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/cdda.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/computer.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/dav+sd.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/dav.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/dns-sd.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/ftp.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/ftpis.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/ftps.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/http.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/localtest.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/network.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/recent.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/sftp.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/mounts/trash.mount
/usr/share/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors
/usr/share/gvfs/remote-volume-monitors/udisks2.monitor
/usr/share/man/man1/gvfsd-metadata.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/gvfsd.1.gz
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.gtk.vfs.file-operations.policy
/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/org.gtk.vfs.file-operations.rules
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.