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Complete Guide on Installing gvfs-mtp on Arch Linux/Manjaro/Garuda

There are 2 packages from Extra and Testing are named gvfs-mtp . We’d recommend going with either the packages from the official repositories or an AUR package with a good reputation.

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gvfs-mtp (Extra) link

Quoting from extra/gvfs-mtp ‘s description, it’s «Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (MTP backend; Android, media player)». To install this package ( extra/gvfs-mtp ) from Arch official repository (Extra) on Arch Linux and Arch-based distributions (e.g. Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Artix) is pretty uncomplicated. This tutorial will be covering how to install/update/uninstall the package with either the built-in package manager pacman or an AUR helper like yay .

Installation link

Two common ways are used to install extra/gvfs-mtp from Arch official repository (Extra). pacman is what you’re looking for if you are a seasoned Linux user and understand the concept of how packages are built. If not, yay is a popular alternative to install packages without the need to review PKGBUILD and build packages with makepkg yourself.

Install with Pacman (Default) link

sudo pacman -S extra/gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

Install with Yay (Easier) link

yay -S --repo extra/gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

Updating link

Since Arch is a rolling-release Linux distro, you should definitely not update an official package without doing a whole system upgrade due to safety reason.

Update with Pacman (Default) link

Request pacman to perform a whole system upgrade which will update any packages you’ve installed before:

sudo pacman -Syucontent_copy

Update with Yay (Easier) link

Removal link

Removing packages is the easiest of these three,all you have to do is choose whether to purge the unused dependencies and the configuration files used by the package.

Remove with Pacman (Default) link

sudo pacman -R gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

sudo pacman -Rs gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

sudo pacman -Rns gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

Remove with Yay (Easier) link

yay -R gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

yay -Rs gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

yay -Rns gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

gvfs-mtp (Testing) link

Unless you know what you’re doing, installing a developing package ( testing/gvfs-mtp ) is not recommended.

«Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (MTP backend; Android, media player)» is the maintainer’s profile of testing/gvfs-mtp . To install this package ( testing/gvfs-mtp ) from Arch official testing repository (Testing) on Arch Linux, Manjaro, EndeavourOS, RebornOS, Artix and Garuda is pretty straightforward. This guide will cover how to install/update/remove the package with either the default package manager pacman or an AUR helper (e.g. yay ).

Installation link

There is a prerequisite to install Testing packages, first you’ll need to uncomment [testing] section of /etc/pacman.conf , then use sudo pacman -Syu to refresh the packages list and upgrade your system.

Two typical ways are used to install the unstable version of testing/gvfs-mtp from Arch official repository (Testing). pacman is the choice for you if you are a seasoned Linux user and have the knowledge of how packages are built. Otherwise, yay is a popular alternative to install packages without the hassle of reviewing PKGBUILD and build packages with makepkg yourself.

Install with Pacman (Default) link

sudo pacman -S testing/gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

Install with Yay (Easier) link

yay -S --repo testing/gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

Updating link

Since Arch is a rolling-release Linux distribution, there will be no way to update an official package without doing a whole system upgrade due to dependency issues.

Update with Pacman (Default) link

sudo pacman -Syucontent_copy

Update with Yay (Easier) link

Removal link

Compared to installing and updating packages, uninstalling is the most uncomplicated of these three,all you have to do is choose whether to remove the unused dependencies and the configuration files generated by the package.

Remove with Pacman (Default) link

sudo pacman -R gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

sudo pacman -Rs gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

sudo pacman -Rns gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

Remove with Yay (Easier) link

yay -R gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

yay -Rs gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

yay -Rns gvfs-mtpcontent_copy

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I’m trying to access my phone’s storage on Arch Linux but I haven’t been successful. I have installed jmtpfs and mtpfs and I had also installed android-file-transfer. What happens is I try to use «jmtpfs» command and the mount point is ~/mnt/ but every time I try it, it seems to work but when I try to «cd» into the mount point and use «ls» it shows «cannot open directory ‘.’ : Input/output error». In ranger (CLI file manager) it shows as if the mount point, the folder I created, is a file. I have no idea what’s happening. If I try to delete the file/folder it says «cannot remove, is a folder» and only works if I kill jmtpfs. I don’t know what to do and I think I’m missing something, but I just don’t know what to try.
When I enable file transfer on my phone it disconnects, connects (my phone makes the «charging» and «discharging» sounds). I have udiskie for USB drives running but I don’t know if that should affect my phone being connected. «adb devices» works fine so I think I might be missing some drivers because when I enable MTP in my phone it does that thing of disconnecting/connecting (no physical interference).

#2 2022-03-10 11:00:55

Re: How do I use MTP on Arch Linux?

EDIT: Sorry missed that part about you using the android file transfer.

Last edited by d_fajardo (2022-03-10 12:56:08)

#3 2022-03-10 11:25:46

Re: How do I use MTP on Arch Linux?

i gave up on mtp ages ago, and adb is not really practical for browsing and transferring lots of files, so i use sftp now and its great, no cable needed, works over network, just open up the ftp app on my phone and use filezilla on my laptop, transfers are very fast and reliable, and its secure as well using keypairs.

the only downside is android is a terrible OS and you have to soft reboot for the files to show up correctly, but it works well enough for me.

hope this helps, you need all the help you can get fighting with android

[EDIT] aparently the soft reboot only applies when transferring music files so they are actually picked up by the music player, so may not even be an issue for you anyway!

Last edited by jonno2002 (2022-03-10 11:36:39)

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