How To Install samba-libs on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-libs on Ubuntu 20.04. samba-libs is Samba core libraries Samba core libraries Samba core libraries

Introduction

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

What is `samba-libs`

samba-libs 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 shared libraries. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, samba-server, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: samba-libs Architecture: amd64 Version: 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libs 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: 23602 Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libbsd0 (>= 0.5.0), libc6 (>= 2.17), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libcups2 (>= 1.6.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libjansson4 (>= 2.0.1), libldap-2.4-2 (>= 2.4.7), libldb2 (>= 2:2.0.10~), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libpython3.8 (>= 3.8.2), libtalloc2 (>= 2.2.0~), libtdb1 (>= 1.4.2~), libtevent0 (>= 0.10.0~), libwbclient0 (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8), python3-talloc (>= 2.2.0~), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Breaks: libndr-standard0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-credentials0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-hostconfig0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-util0 (« 2:4.0.9) Replaces: libndr-standard0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-credentials0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-hostconfig0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-util0 (« 2:4.0.9), samba (« 2:4.3.3+dfsg-1) Filename: pool/main/s/samba/samba-libs_4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.8_amd64.deb Size: 5281928 MD5sum: 959d8717808269d52404076bfd94bb22 SHA1: 114e29e92c618616310aff9e6bb557abaa1d44bd SHA256: 58b8f9bd9a8a0a7e5b378d99f371d0b889f5fa783051582b98836ef9c4eed18c SHA512: 58befed70caed7aca8d0628bfa26055aaa04b5912fb0861be39ea29e2a660c928589d935daaf82b50153385087740d987f6f906b0179d16602d383521b34d136 Homepage: http://www.samba.org Description-en: Samba core libraries 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-libs Architecture: amd64 Version: 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libs 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: 23416 Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libbsd0 (>= 0.5.0), libc6 (>= 2.17), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libcups2 (>= 1.6.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.10), libjansson4 (>= 2.0.1), libldap-2.4-2 (>= 2.4.7), libldb2 (>= 2:2.0.8~), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libpython3.8 (>= 3.8.2), libtalloc2 (>= 2.2.0~), libtdb1 (>= 1.4.2~), libtevent0 (>= 0.10.0~), libwbclient0 (= 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1), python3-talloc (>= 2.2.0~), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Breaks: libndr-standard0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-credentials0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-hostconfig0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-util0 (« 2:4.0.9) Replaces: libndr-standard0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-credentials0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-hostconfig0 (« 2:4.0.9), libsamba-util0 (« 2:4.0.9), samba (« 2:4.3.3+dfsg-1) Filename: pool/main/s/samba/samba-libs_4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 5262228 MD5sum: e7b2792c054d9a21227c6f5f36dc7c6b SHA1: 48cd8034352a57a7ff2e55261b2c6048a1465bb3 SHA256: 49f7e72a484d7bbbb8fb66095c59bf1558279b410ed1a195ad39b7175c36aa23 Homepage: http://www.samba.org Description-en: Samba core libraries 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-libs 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-libs 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-libs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install samba-libs

Install samba-libs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install samba-libs

Install samba-libs 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-libs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install samba-libs

How To Uninstall samba-libs on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove samba-libs

Uninstall samba-libs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove samba-libs

Remove samba-libs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge samba-libs

Remove samba-libs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge samba-libs

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Summary

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