How To Install fusiondirectory-plugin-samba on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusiondirectory-plugin-samba on Ubuntu 18.04. fusiondirectory-plugin-samba is samba3 plugin for FusionDirectory

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusiondirectory-plugin-samba on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fusiondirectory-plugin-samba

fusiondirectory-plugin-samba is:

Plugin for Samba 3 management.

FusionDirectory is a combination of system-administrator and end-user web interface, designed to handle LDAP based network infrastructures.

There are three methods to install fusiondirectory-plugin-samba 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 fusiondirectory-plugin-samba Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fusiondirectory-plugin-samba

Install fusiondirectory-plugin-samba Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fusiondirectory-plugin-samba

Install fusiondirectory-plugin-samba 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 fusiondirectory-plugin-samba using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fusiondirectory-plugin-samba

How To Uninstall fusiondirectory-plugin-samba on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fusiondirectory-plugin-samba

Uninstall fusiondirectory-plugin-samba And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fusiondirectory-plugin-samba and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fusiondirectory-plugin-samba

Remove fusiondirectory-plugin-samba Configurations and Data

To remove fusiondirectory-plugin-samba configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fusiondirectory-plugin-samba

Remove fusiondirectory-plugin-samba configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fusiondirectory-plugin-samba

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusiondirectory-plugin-samba package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.