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I need to install fuse on Ubuntu 22.04. I've tried installing via snap install fuse but that didn't work, so what is the safest way to install fuse on Ubuntu 22.04? Thanks!

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alexanderjsingleton
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See this: https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/wiki/FUSE

For example, on Ubuntu (>= 22.04):

Warning: Do not install the fuse package as of 22.04 or > you may break your system

sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt install libfuse2
ile
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Update november 2024 WARNING: The information below is not anymore applicable for versions of Ubuntu > 24.04. Installing either fuse or fuse2 on more recent versions of Ubuntu may break the system.

fuse is present in the Ubuntu repositories, and therefore can be safely installed.

However, it conflicts with a newer version of fuse, fuse3, which is installed by default. If you choose to use fuse rather than fuse3, you will lose some functionality that depends on fuse3.

Installing fuse indeed will cause the removal of

fuse3 gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng gvfs-fuse ntfs-3g
  xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
  xdg-desktop-portal-gtk

In addition, the metapackages ubuntu-desktop and ubuntu-desktop-minimal will be removed.

fuse is in the software repository. Installation therefore is safe:

sudo apt install fuse

but you have to accept the consequences on functionality of the default desktop.

vanadium
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If the fuse package did break your system, you can recover as follows:

  1. After starting Ubuntu, enter the console by pressing Alt+Ctrl+F1. Then log in with your user account.
  2. Or boot into the Recovery Mode (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecoveryMode). Then chose network and root.
  3. Execute the command sudo apt purge gdm3 && apt install gdm3 && reboot
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