How To Install python-smbpasswd on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-smbpasswd on Debian 10.
What is python-smbpasswd
python-smbpasswd is:
smbpasswd was written to generate password hashes suitable for use with samba, and possibly other places which uses LANMAN and/or NT hashes - such as samba with ldap-backend, or even as hash in some radius implementations.
There are three methods to install python-smbpasswd 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 python-smbpasswd 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-smbpasswd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-smbpasswd
Install python-smbpasswd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-smbpasswd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-smbpasswd
Install python-smbpasswd 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 python-smbpasswd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-smbpasswd
How To Uninstall python-smbpasswd on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-smbpasswd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-smbpasswd
Uninstall python-smbpasswd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-smbpasswd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-smbpasswd
Remove python-smbpasswd Configurations and Data
To remove python-smbpasswd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-smbpasswd
Remove python-smbpasswd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-smbpasswd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-smbpasswd
Dependencies
python-smbpasswd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-smbpasswd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.