How To Install python-smbc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-smbc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-smbc
python-smbc is:
This package contains an extension that allows one to write Python 2 programs that can talk to SMB/CIFS servers.
There are three methods to install python-smbc 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 python-smbc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-smbc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-smbc
Install python-smbc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-smbc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-smbc
Install python-smbc 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 python-smbc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-smbc
How To Uninstall python-smbc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-smbc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-smbc
Uninstall python-smbc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-smbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-smbc
Remove python-smbc Configurations and Data
To remove python-smbc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-smbc
Remove python-smbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-smbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-smbc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-smbc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.