How To Install samba-common-tools on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common-tools on Rocky Linux 8. samba-common-tools is Tools for Samba servers and clients

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common-tools on Rocky Linux 8.

What is samba-common-tools

The samba-common-tools package contains tools for Samba servers and SMB/CIFS clients.

We can use yum or dnf to install samba-common-tools on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install samba-common-tools.

Install samba-common-tools on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install samba-common-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install samba-common-tools

Install samba-common-tools on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install samba-common-tools

How To Uninstall samba-common-tools on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove samba-common-tools

samba-common-tools Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/net
/usr/bin/pdbedit
/usr/bin/profiles
/usr/bin/smbcontrol
/usr/bin/smbpasswd
/usr/bin/testparm
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/26/3a618ccf11b6ca974c60210912a2184b28b183
/usr/lib/.build-id/60/59321db399c13773b58eef985a7007067f1f10
/usr/lib/.build-id/61/ea35eb0ae45693a76f5560443fc6c2b943488b
/usr/lib/.build-id/97/dbf3c81a93fbb9536cde7a5d79533d585d10dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/aa
/usr/lib/.build-id/aa/a67a8f4de75c05b2e6f502cbdbc5311c416a05
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4/1ccfc7c8bea586d14507fe46cdff22e39606a6
/usr/share/man/man1/profiles.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/smbcontrol.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/testparm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/net.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pdbedit.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/smbpasswd.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common-tools on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.