How To Install php-smbclient on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-smbclient on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-smbclient
php-smbclient is:
smbclient is a PHP extension that uses Samba’s libsmbclient library to provide Samba related functions and ‘smb’ streams to PHP programs.
There are three methods to install php-smbclient 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 php-smbclient Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-smbclient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-smbclient
Install php-smbclient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-smbclient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-smbclient
Install php-smbclient 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 php-smbclient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-smbclient
How To Uninstall php-smbclient on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-smbclient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-smbclient
Uninstall php-smbclient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-smbclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-smbclient
Remove php-smbclient Configurations and Data
To remove php-smbclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-smbclient
Remove php-smbclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-smbclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-smbclient
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-smbclient package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.