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gnome-vfs2


Information about the package, gnome-vfs2, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The gnome-vfs2 package is designed for, The GNOME virtual file-system libraries.


Package Name:

gnome-vfs2

Summary:

The GNOME virtual file-system libraries

Description:

GNOME VFS is the GNOME virtual file system. It is the foundation of the Nautilus file manager. It provides a modular architecture and ships with several modules that implement support for file systems, http, ftp, and others. It provides a URI-based API, backend supporting asynchronous file operations, a MIME type manipulation library, and other features.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.24.2

Release:

8.el6

Size:

740 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for gnome-vfs2


Control the gnome-vfs2 package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install gnome-vfs2

This command will install gnome-vfs2 on the server.

yum remove gnome-vfs2

This command will un-install gnome-vfs2 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gnome-vfs2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove gnome-vfs2

This command will un-install gnome-vfs2 on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove gnome-vfs2 when using the -y flag.

yum update gnome-vfs2

This command will update gnome-vfs2 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gnome-vfs2, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update gnome-vfs2

This command will update gnome-vfs2 to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove gnome-vfs2 when using the -y flag.

yum info gnome-vfs2

This command will show you core information about the gnome-vfs2 package.

yum deplist gnome-vfs2

This command will show you the dependencies for gnome-vfs2. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update gnome-vfs2

This command will check if there is an update waiting on gnome-vfs2. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.