How To Install gvfs-client on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-client on CentOS 7. gvfs-client is Client modules of backends for the gio framework in GLib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-client on CentOS 7.

What is gvfs-client

The gvfs package provides client modules of backend implementations for the gio framework in GLib. The gvfs package provides client modules of backend implementations for the gio framework in GLib.

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

Install gvfs-client on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install gvfs-client

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

sudo dnf -y install gvfs-client

How To Uninstall gvfs-client on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove gvfs-client

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Summary

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