How To Install libgnomevfs2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomevfs2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgnomevfs2-0 is GNOME Virtual File System (runtime libraries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomevfs2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgnomevfs2-0

libgnomevfs2-0 is:

GNOME VFS is the GNOME virtual file system. It is the foundation of the Nautilus file manager. It provides a modular architecture and ships with several modules that implement support for local files, http, ftp and others. It provides an URI-based API, a backend supporting asynchronous file operations, a MIME type manipulation library and other features.

This package contains the runtime libraries and the default modules.

There are three methods to install libgnomevfs2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgnomevfs2-0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnomevfs2-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnomevfs2-0

Install libgnomevfs2-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnomevfs2-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnomevfs2-0

Install libgnomevfs2-0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnomevfs2-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnomevfs2-0

How To Uninstall libgnomevfs2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgnomevfs2-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnomevfs2-0

Uninstall libgnomevfs2-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnomevfs2-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnomevfs2-0

Remove libgnomevfs2-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnomevfs2-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnomevfs2-0

Remove libgnomevfs2-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnomevfs2-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnomevfs2-0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomevfs2-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.