How to Install and Uninstall gvfs-backends Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "gvfs-backends" package

Please follow the guidance below to install gvfs-backends on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gvfs-backends
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gvfs-backends" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall gvfs-backends on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gvfs-backends
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gvfs-backends package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gvfs-backends
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: gvfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1754
Depends: libarchive13, libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-glib1 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcdio-cdda1 (>= 0.83), libcdio-paranoia1 (>= 0.83), libcdio13 (>= 0.83), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libgdata22 (>= 0.15.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.45.7), libgoa-1.0-0b (>= 3.7.90), libgphoto2-6 (>= 2.5.9), libgphoto2-port12 (>= 2.5.9), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libimobiledevice6 (>= 1.1.5), libmtp9 (>= 1.1.9), libplist3 (>= 1.11), libsmbclient (>= 2:4.0.3+dfsg1), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.42.0), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, gvfs (= 1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.3), gvfs-daemons (= 1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.3), gvfs-libs (= 1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.3), gvfs-common (= 1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.3), psmisc
Recommends: gnome-keyring
Suggests: bluez-obexd, samba-common
Breaks: gvfs-backends-goa (<< 1.27.3)
Replaces: gvfs-backends-goa (<< 1.27.3)
Filename: pool/main/g/gvfs/gvfs-backends_1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 299490
MD5sum: 99e5e638e00cfb0019ad03fb5bc51cbc
SHA1: c95e125a70bca31c7f4c6a40ef85873b7cdda3bd
SHA256: e8abe46853d12a0b0445590c4d0af96b5185039aa7ae3d70fe96bc0bf0be8047
SHA512: 33284660c5d2c7a9ea052d3a87f2d072c2e39b9dd5b7e5e26079409cee7fd340cd40d975eb937a1e86f114680b08713fb90296b47a4eb5019ba78d61ec1336da
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/gvfs
Description-en: 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, mtp, network, sftp, smb and smb-browse backends.
Description-md5: a52c33f1997ced7de25b843669700b48
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: gvfs-backends
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 1753
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: gvfs
Version: 1.28.1-1ubuntu1
Replaces: gvfs-backends-goa (<< 1.27.3)
Depends: libarchive13, libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-glib1 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcdio-cdda1 (>= 0.83), libcdio-paranoia1 (>= 0.83), libcdio13 (>= 0.83), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libgdata22 (>= 0.15.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.45.7), libgoa-1.0-0b (>= 3.7.90), libgphoto2-6 (>= 2.5.9), libgphoto2-port12 (>= 2.5.9), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libimobiledevice6 (>= 1.1.5), libmtp9 (>= 1.1.9), libplist3 (>= 1.11), libsmbclient (>= 2:4.0.3+dfsg1), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.42.0), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, gvfs (= 1.28.1-1ubuntu1), gvfs-daemons (= 1.28.1-1ubuntu1), gvfs-libs (= 1.28.1-1ubuntu1), gvfs-common (= 1.28.1-1ubuntu1), psmisc
Recommends: gnome-keyring
Suggests: bluez-obexd, samba-common
Breaks: gvfs-backends-goa (<< 1.27.3)
Filename: pool/main/g/gvfs/gvfs-backends_1.28.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 300724
MD5sum: d6cc996082c6ff19864e95cb007b2167
SHA1: 84e32b7895da6c02d8fcb666fc127bc09e6ed900
SHA256: 2cd1d0e84447d3110b625421147cad98a2d46ee5c9f09e4f7e9117b88c2a7b7c
Description-en: 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, mtp, network, sftp, smb and smb-browse backends.
Description-md5: a52c33f1997ced7de25b843669700b48
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/gvfs
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop