How To Install qtsmbstatus-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtsmbstatus-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is qtsmbstatus-client
qtsmbstatus-client is:
QtSmbstatus is a smbstatus graphical interface (GUI). It is meant to provide the possibility of administering remote machines. QtSmbstatus was designed as a client/server system secured with SSL.
This package provides the qtsmbtatus client application.
There are three methods to install qtsmbstatus-client 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 qtsmbstatus-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qtsmbstatus-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtsmbstatus-client
Install qtsmbstatus-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtsmbstatus-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtsmbstatus-client
Install qtsmbstatus-client 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 qtsmbstatus-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtsmbstatus-client
How To Uninstall qtsmbstatus-client on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the qtsmbstatus-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtsmbstatus-client
Uninstall qtsmbstatus-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtsmbstatus-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtsmbstatus-client
Remove qtsmbstatus-client Configurations and Data
To remove qtsmbstatus-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtsmbstatus-client
Remove qtsmbstatus-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtsmbstatus-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtsmbstatus-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtsmbstatus-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
