How To Install python3-samba on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-samba on Debian 12.
What is python3-samba
python3-samba is:
Samba is an implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol for Unix systems, providing support for cross-platform file sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems. Samba can also function as a domain controller or member server in Active Directory or NT4-style domains.
This package contains Python 3 bindings for most Samba libraries.
There are three methods to install python3-samba on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-samba Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-samba using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-samba
Install python3-samba Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-samba using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-samba
Install python3-samba 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 python3-samba using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-samba
How To Uninstall python3-samba on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-samba package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-samba
Uninstall python3-samba And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-samba and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-samba
Remove python3-samba Configurations and Data
To remove python3-samba configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-samba
Remove python3-samba configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-samba configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-samba
Dependencies
python3-samba have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-samba package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
