How To Install qtsmbstatus-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtsmbstatus-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is qtsmbstatus-server
qtsmbstatus-server is:
QtSmbstatus is a smbstatus graphical interface (GUI). It is meant to provide the possibility of administering remote machines. QtSmbstatus was designed as a client/server system secured with SSL.
This package provides the server-side application.
There are three methods to install qtsmbstatus-server on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qtsmbstatus-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qtsmbstatus-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtsmbstatus-server
Install qtsmbstatus-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtsmbstatus-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtsmbstatus-server
Install qtsmbstatus-server 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 qtsmbstatus-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtsmbstatus-server
How To Uninstall qtsmbstatus-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the qtsmbstatus-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtsmbstatus-server
Uninstall qtsmbstatus-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtsmbstatus-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtsmbstatus-server
Remove qtsmbstatus-server Configurations and Data
To remove qtsmbstatus-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtsmbstatus-server
Remove qtsmbstatus-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtsmbstatus-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtsmbstatus-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtsmbstatus-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
