Complete Guide: Installing mtpfs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "mtpfs" package

This guide let you learn how to install mtpfs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mtpfs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mtpfs" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall mtpfs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mtpfs
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Installed-Size: 75
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1-5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libfuse2 (>= 2.8.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libid3tag0 (>= 0.15.1b), libmad0 (>= 0.15.1b-3), libmtp9 (>= 1.1.0), fuse
Filename: pool/universe/m/mtpfs/mtpfs_1.1-5_amd64.deb
Size: 16160
MD5sum: 60f50c35d8e853cb0f1082f6d7f57be3
SHA1: 599331cad1a831463ef54abf4aea5594ec2db75a
SHA256: df01e7b5387590f4a846e3fc715c44658b04498339269ebe60e8ea5aed77ab19
Description-en: FUSE filesystem for Media Transfer Protocol devices
MTPfs is a FUSE filesystem that supports reading and writing from MTP (Media
Transfer Protocol) devices, such as MP3 players, video players or digital
cameras.
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In addition to revealing media files on the connected device, MTPfs exposes a
virtual directory called "/Playlists" which contains the device's playlists as
m3u files.
Description-md5: 587c52dadb2cdcd42b55b3a80018a714
Homepage: http://www.adebenham.com/mtpfs/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu