How To Install gvfs-libs on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-libs on Kali Linux.
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 Kali Linux. 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gvfs-libs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gvfs-libsInstall gvfs-libs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gvfs-libs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gvfs-libsInstall gvfs-libs Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gvfs-libs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gvfs-libsHow To Uninstall gvfs-libs on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gvfs-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gvfs-libsUninstall gvfs-libs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gvfs-libs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gvfs-libsRemove gvfs-libs Configurations and Data
To remove gvfs-libs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gvfs-libsRemove 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-libsDependencies
gvfs-libs have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvfs-libs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.