How To Install cifs-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cifs-utils on Debian 12.
What is cifs-utils
cifs-utils is:
The SMB/CIFS protocol provides support for cross-platform file sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems.
This package provides utilities for managing mounts of CIFS network file systems.
There are three methods to install cifs-utils on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cifs-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cifs-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cifs-utils
Install cifs-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cifs-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cifs-utils
Install cifs-utils 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cifs-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cifs-utils
How To Uninstall cifs-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the cifs-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cifs-utils
Uninstall cifs-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cifs-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cifs-utils
Remove cifs-utils Configurations and Data
To remove cifs-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cifs-utils
Remove cifs-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cifs-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cifs-utils
Dependencies
cifs-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cifs-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.