How To Install gvfs-libs on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-libs on Debian 11.
What is gvfs-libs
gvfs-libs 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 private libraries with common functions between the daemons and the GIO module.
There are three methods to install gvfs-libs on Debian 11. 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-libs 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-libs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gvfs-libs
Install gvfs-libs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gvfs-libs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gvfs-libs
Install gvfs-libs 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-libs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gvfs-libs
How To Uninstall gvfs-libs on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gvfs-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gvfs-libs
Uninstall gvfs-libs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gvfs-libs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gvfs-libs
Remove gvfs-libs Configurations and Data
To remove gvfs-libs configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gvfs-libs
Remove gvfs-libs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gvfs-libs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gvfs-libs
Dependencies
gvfs-libs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-libs package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
