How To Install libwbclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwbclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libwbclient0 is Samba winbind client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwbclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libwbclient0

libwbclient0 is:

Samba is an implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol for Unix systems, providing support for cross-platform file and printer sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems.

This package provides a library for client applications that interact via the winbind pipe protocol with a Samba winbind server.

There are three methods to install libwbclient0 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 libwbclient0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwbclient0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwbclient0

Install libwbclient0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwbclient0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwbclient0

Install libwbclient0 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 libwbclient0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwbclient0

How To Uninstall libwbclient0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libwbclient0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwbclient0

Uninstall libwbclient0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwbclient0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwbclient0

Remove libwbclient0 Configurations and Data

To remove libwbclient0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwbclient0

Remove libwbclient0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwbclient0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwbclient0

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwbclient0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.