How To Install s3fs-fuse on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install s3fs-fuse in Fedora 36. s3fs-fuse is FUSE-based file system backed by Amazon S3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install s3fs-fuse on Fedora 36.

What is `s3fs-fuse`

s3fs is a FUSE file system that allows you to mount an Amazon S3 bucket as a local file system. It stores files natively and transparently in S3 (i.e., you can use other programs to access the same files). Maximum file size is 5 TB when using multipart upload. s3fs is stable and is being used in number of production environments, e.g., rsync backup to s3.

We can use yum or dnf to install s3fs-fuse on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install s3fs-fuse.

Install s3fs-fuse 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 s3fs-fuse using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install s3fs-fuse

Install s3fs-fuse 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 s3fs-fuse using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install s3fs-fuse

How To Uninstall s3fs-fuse on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the s3fs-fuse package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove s3fs-fuse

s3fs-fuse Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/s3fs
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3/015177e75d0c7a0f1377ee39c0b22a4eca5721
/usr/share/doc/s3fs-fuse
/usr/share/doc/s3fs-fuse/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/s3fs-fuse/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/s3fs-fuse/README.md
/usr/share/doc/s3fs-fuse/passwd-s3fs
/usr/share/licenses/s3fs-fuse
/usr/share/licenses/s3fs-fuse/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/s3fs.1.gz

References

s3fs-fuse website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install s3fs-fuse on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).