How To Install samba-common-bin on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common-bin on Ubuntu 20.04. samba-common-bin is Samba common files used by both the server and the client Samba common files used by both the server and the client Samba common files used by both the server and the client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common-bin on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is `samba-common-bin`

samba-common-bin 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 the common files that are used by both the server (provided in the samba package) and the client (provided in the samba-clients package). Task: samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop

Package: samba-common-bin Architecture: amd64 Version: 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8 Priority: optional Section: net 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: 1581 Depends: python3, python3-samba, samba-common (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8), samba-libs (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8), python3:any, libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.10), libldap-2.4-2 (>= 2.4.7), libncurses6 (>= 6), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libtalloc2 (>= 2.2.0~), libtdb1 (>= 1.4.2~), libtevent0 (>= 0.10.0~), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libwbclient0 (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8) Recommends: samba-dsdb-modules Suggests: heimdal-clients, python3-markdown, python3-dnspython Filename: pool/main/s/samba/samba-common-bin_4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8_amd64.deb Size: 522008 MD5sum: 90b4df59f5962a14ca02838a6b1506e3 SHA1: 5953dcebc2d72691c4508dd5d8bb940dfef160d3 SHA256: cba76b1ae03f3c5a6625c58d875dd9a46f7128160541e218b3850383cdf5ade7 SHA512: bb46cb2cc563f083865ed9c5775a2941a2837d239a1105b52ec5e34b3ba76921bf0dfdcbfbc0220e3846e30edcbf51295cd517f908c861696857ac0b4361b340 Homepage: http://www.samba.org Description-en: Samba common files used by both the server and the client 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.

Package: samba-common-bin Architecture: amd64 Version: 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: net 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: 1579 Depends: python3, python3-samba, samba-common (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1), samba-libs (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1), python3:any, libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.10), libldap-2.4-2 (>= 2.4.7), libncurses6 (>= 6), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libtalloc2 (>= 2.2.0~), libtdb1 (>= 1.4.2~), libtevent0 (>= 0.10.0~), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libwbclient0 (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1) Recommends: samba-dsdb-modules Suggests: heimdal-clients, python3-markdown, python3-dnspython Filename: pool/main/s/samba/samba-common-bin_4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 521740 MD5sum: f2792974260af8974aa2bf127bd3d22f SHA1: 977098b47250aa53954c4a982c1e7b4f9d1c3f81 SHA256: d81a93a6f646853450905ffdbf1ebcf72624401a4d21259f4a7e8eb58ca568aa Homepage: http://www.samba.org Description-en: Samba common files used by both the server and the client 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.

There are three methods to install samba-common-bin 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 samba-common-bin Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install samba-common-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install samba-common-bin

Install samba-common-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install samba-common-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install samba-common-bin

Install samba-common-bin 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 samba-common-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install samba-common-bin

How To Uninstall samba-common-bin on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the samba-common-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove samba-common-bin

Uninstall samba-common-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall samba-common-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove samba-common-bin

Remove samba-common-bin Configurations and Data

To remove samba-common-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge samba-common-bin

Remove samba-common-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove samba-common-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge samba-common-bin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common-bin package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.