How To Install gvfs-fuse on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-fuse on Debian 9.
What is gvfs-fuse
gvfs-fuse 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 gvfs-fuse server that exports gvfs mounts to all applications using FUSE.
There are three methods to install gvfs-fuse 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-fuse 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-fuse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gvfs-fuse
Install gvfs-fuse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gvfs-fuse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gvfs-fuse
Install gvfs-fuse 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-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gvfs-fuse
How To Uninstall gvfs-fuse on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gvfs-fuse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gvfs-fuse
Uninstall gvfs-fuse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gvfs-fuse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gvfs-fuse
Remove gvfs-fuse Configurations and Data
To remove gvfs-fuse configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gvfs-fuse
Remove gvfs-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gvfs-fuse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gvfs-fuse
Dependencies
gvfs-fuse have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-fuse package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.