Install gvfs-backends on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install gvfs-backends
Learn how to install gvfs-backends with the command sudo apt-get install gvfs-backends on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of gvfs-backends:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: gvfs-backends
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install gvfs-backends
Package Details | |
| Package: | gvfs-backends |
| Version: | 1.12.1-0ubuntu1.3 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | userspace virtual filesystem - backends 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 afc, afp, archive, cdda, dav, dnssd, ftp, gphoto2, http, network, obexftp, sftp, smb and smb-browse backends. Multi-Arch: foreign |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | libs |
How to install gvfs-backends on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If gvfs-backends is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gvfs-backends' will give followin error.
Installing gvfs-backends:
After system update use the following command to install gvfs-backends:
sudo apt-get install gvfs-backends
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove gvfs-backends from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gvfs-backends from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the gvfs-backends following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove gvfs-backends
Following command is used to remove the gvfs-backends package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gvfs-backends
This will remove gvfs-backends and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing gvfs-backends with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge gvfs-backends
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gvfs-backends
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gvfs-backends package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.