How To Install ipa-client-samba on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipa-client-samba in AlmaLinux 8. ipa-client-samba is Tools to configure Samba on IPA client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipa-client-samba on AlmaLinux 8.

What is ipa-client-samba

This package provides command-line tools to deploy Samba domain member on the machine enrolled into a FreeIPA environment

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

Install ipa-client-samba on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install ipa-client-samba

Install ipa-client-samba on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install ipa-client-samba

How To Uninstall ipa-client-samba on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove ipa-client-samba

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipa-client-samba on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.