How to Install and Uninstall encfs Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "encfs" package

Learn how to install encfs on openSuSE Tumbleweed

$ sudo zypper refresh $ sudo zypper install encfs

2. Uninstall "encfs" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall encfs on openSuSE Tumbleweed:

$ sudo zypper remove encfs

3. Information about the encfs package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package encfs:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : encfs
Version : 1.9.5-2.20
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 902.9 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : encfs-1.9.5-2.20.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)).