How to Install and Uninstall encfs Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "encfs" package

Please follow the guidance below to install encfs on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                encfs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "encfs" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall encfs on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                encfs
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the encfs package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package encfs:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : encfs
Version : 1.9.5-bp155.2.13
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 987.6 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : encfs-1.9.5-bp155.2.13.src
Upstream URL : https://vgough.github.io/encfs/
Summary : Userspace Encrypted File System
Description :
EncFS provides an encrypted file system, layered on top of a normal
directory tree and encrypts individual files which are stored in the
hosting directory tree.
This has several advantages over the loopback encryption which
provided by the Linux kernel:
- No space is and has to be reserved, encrypted files only
take the space that they really occupy
- Backups: encrypted files can be individually backed-up on the host
filesystem
- Layering: Since it's hosted on a normal filesystem, encfs can be
used on filesystems which normally have no support encryption,
like NFS or other userspace filesystems.
EncFS is implemented as a userspace filesystem in an unprivileged
application using fuse (FUSE (Filesystem in USErspace)).