How To Install gnome-vfs2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-vfs2 on CentOS 7. gnome-vfs2 is The GNOME virtual file-system libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-vfs2 on CentOS 7.

What is gnome-vfs2

GNOME VFS is the GNOME virtual file system. It is the foundation of the Nautilus file manager. It provides a modular architecture and ships with several modules that implement support for file systems, http, ftp, and others. It provides a URI-based API, backend supporting asynchronous file operations, a MIME type manipulation library, and other features. GNOME VFS is the GNOME virtual file system. It is the foundation of the Nautilus file manager. It provides a modular architecture and ships with several modules that implement support for file systems, http, ftp, and others. It provides a URI-based API, backend supporting asynchronous file operations, a MIME type manipulation library, and other features.

We can use yum or dnf to install gnome-vfs2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnome-vfs2.

Install gnome-vfs2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gnome-vfs2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnome-vfs2

Install gnome-vfs2 on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gnome-vfs2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnome-vfs2

How To Uninstall gnome-vfs2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gnome-vfs2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gnome-vfs2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-vfs2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.