How To Install android-file-transfer on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-file-transfer in Fedora 36. android-file-transfer is Reliable Android MTP client with minimalist UI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-file-transfer on Fedora 36.

What is `android-file-transfer`

Android File Transfer for Linux — reliable MTP client with minimalist UI similar to Android File Transfer for Mac. Features - Simple Qt UI with progress dialogs. - FUSE wrapper (If you’d prefer mounting your device), supporting partial read/writes, allowing instant access to your files. - No file size limits. - Automatically renames album cover to make it visible from media player. - USB ‘Zerocopy’ support found in recent Linux kernel - No extra dependencies (e.g. libptp/libmtp). - Command line tool (aft-mtp-cli)

We can use yum or dnf to install android-file-transfer on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install android-file-transfer.

Install android-file-transfer on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install android-file-transfer using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install android-file-transfer

Install android-file-transfer on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install android-file-transfer using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install android-file-transfer

How To Uninstall android-file-transfer on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the android-file-transfer package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove android-file-transfer

android-file-transfer Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/aft-mtp-cli
/usr/bin/aft-mtp-mount
/usr/bin/android-file-transfer
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a/39fec7549a86f6fadc23a25da2c00bb1c1fa4e
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b/fdfa95e0653ddccac2914146d25092b9a35851
/usr/lib/.build-id/c3
/usr/lib/.build-id/c3/8e211b0a97668bd890f9988ee1ab90360f8a54
/usr/share/applications/android-file-transfer.desktop
/usr/share/doc/android-file-transfer
/usr/share/doc/android-file-transfer/FAQ.md
/usr/share/doc/android-file-transfer/README.md
/usr/share/icons/hicolor
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/android-file-transfer.png
/usr/share/licenses/android-file-transfer
/usr/share/licenses/android-file-transfer/LICENSE
/usr/share/metainfo/android-file-transfer.appdata.xml

References

android-file-transfer website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-file-transfer on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).