How To Install gvfs-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-common on Debian 9.
What is gvfs-common
gvfs-common is:
gvfs is a userspace virtual filesystem where mounts run as separate processes which you talk to via D-Bus. It also contains a gio module that seamlessly adds gvfs support to all applications using the gio API. It also supports exposing the gvfs mounts to non-gio applications using fuse.
This package contains the data files and translations used by all gvfs components.
There are three methods to install gvfs-common on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gvfs-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gvfs-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gvfs-common
Install gvfs-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gvfs-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gvfs-common
Install gvfs-common Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gvfs-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gvfs-common
How To Uninstall gvfs-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gvfs-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gvfs-common
Uninstall gvfs-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gvfs-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gvfs-common
Remove gvfs-common Configurations and Data
To remove gvfs-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gvfs-common
Remove gvfs-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gvfs-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gvfs-common
Dependencies
gvfs-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.