How To Install libgnomevfs2-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomevfs2-bin on Ubuntu 18.04. libgnomevfs2-bin is GNOME Virtual File System (support binaries)

Introduction

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

What is libgnomevfs2-bin

libgnomevfs2-bin 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 some example binaries using the GNOME VFS library.

There are three methods to install libgnomevfs2-bin 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-bin 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-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnomevfs2-bin

Install libgnomevfs2-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgnomevfs2-bin

Install libgnomevfs2-bin 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-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnomevfs2-bin

How To Uninstall libgnomevfs2-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libgnomevfs2-bin

Uninstall libgnomevfs2-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnomevfs2-bin

Remove libgnomevfs2-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnomevfs2-bin

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

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

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

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Summary

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