How To Install python3-samba on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-samba on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-samba
python3-samba is:
Samba is an implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol for Unix systems, providing support for cross-platform file sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems. Samba can also function as a domain controller or member server in both NT4-style and Active Directory domains.
This package contains Python 3 bindings for most Samba libraries. Task: samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Package: python3-samba Architecture: amd64 Version: 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8 Priority: optional Section: python Source: samba Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Samba Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 18931 Provides: python3.8-samba Depends: python3-crypto, python3-ldb (>= 2:2.0.7), python3-tdb, samba-libs (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8), python3 (« 3.9), python3 (>= 3.8~), python3:any, libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libldb2 (>= 2:2.0.10~), libpython3.8 (>= 3.8.2), libtalloc2 (>= 2.2.0~), libtevent0 (>= 0.10.0~), libwbclient0 (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8), python3-talloc (>= 2.2.0~) Recommends: python3-gpg Filename: pool/main/s/samba/python3-samba_4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8_amd64.deb Size: 2404016 MD5sum: 98e4a5db959b0087336bf8642f8dbd17 SHA1: b5f683db76033de8862065a591d36ed208e4e54a SHA256: 45b819b5cb9c8309b77a30b5f06fd4c132ef2033e81bbf9e9c9b579850b089b9 SHA512: 8a96589068ed3eebdcc16ad64cc1363f088493578d71e34023439d7a1f9a803cd8a544769269e65f3f8bea8728d198e96bad8563b7b022cd3b166c97c7c55d59 Homepage: http://www.samba.org Description-en: Python 3 bindings for Samba Samba is an implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol for Unix systems, providing support for cross-platform file sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems. Samba can also function as a domain controller or member server in both NT4-style and Active Directory domains.
This package contains Python 3 bindings for most Samba libraries. Task: samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Package: python3-samba Architecture: amd64 Version: 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: python Source: samba Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Samba Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 18922 Provides: python3.8-samba Depends: python3-crypto, python3-ldb (>= 2:2.0.7), python3-tdb, samba-libs (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1), python3 (« 3.9), python3 (>= 3.8~), python3:any, libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libldb2 (>= 2:2.0.8~), libpython3.8 (>= 3.8.2), libtalloc2 (>= 2.2.0~), libtevent0 (>= 0.10.0~), libwbclient0 (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1), python3-talloc (>= 2.2.0~) Recommends: python3-gpg Filename: pool/main/s/samba/python3-samba_4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 2403880 MD5sum: 9469f92a6a92d6472238781018e71e75 SHA1: 35dca99c76008dd78e661fa1dc625bc5161c0202 SHA256: dc83b9d55159b548866237faced6b06888d0534876a16da6bf02dd004b780e9f Homepage: http://www.samba.org Description-en: Python 3 bindings for Samba Samba is an implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol for Unix systems, providing support for cross-platform file sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems. Samba can also function as a domain controller or member server in both NT4-style and Active Directory domains.
This package contains Python 3 bindings for most Samba libraries. Task: samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
There are three methods to install python3-samba on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-samba Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-samba using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-samba
Install python3-samba Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-samba using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-samba
Install python3-samba Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-samba using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-samba
How To Uninstall python3-samba on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-samba package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-samba
Uninstall python3-samba And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-samba and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-samba
Remove python3-samba Configurations and Data
To remove python3-samba configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-samba
Remove python3-samba configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-samba configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-samba
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-samba package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
