How To Install libsmbclient on Debian 10

Learn how to install libsmbclient on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libsmbclient is shared library for communication with SMB/CIFS servers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmbclient on Debian 10.

What is libsmbclient

libsmbclient is:

This package provides a shared library that enables client applications to talk to Microsoft Windows and Samba servers using the SMB/CIFS protocol.

There are three methods to install libsmbclient on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsmbclient Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsmbclient

Install libsmbclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsmbclient using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsmbclient

Install libsmbclient 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 libsmbclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsmbclient

How To Uninstall libsmbclient on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libsmbclient package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsmbclient

Uninstall libsmbclient And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsmbclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmbclient

Remove libsmbclient Configurations and Data

To remove libsmbclient configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsmbclient

Remove libsmbclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmbclient

Dependencies

libsmbclient have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmbclient package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.