How To Install qtsmbstatus-server on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtsmbstatus-server on Debian 9. qtsmbstatus-server is GUI (graphical user interface) for smbstatus (server)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtsmbstatus-server on Debian 9.

What is qtsmbstatus-server

qtsmbstatus-server 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 server-side application.

There are three methods to install qtsmbstatus-server on Debian 9. 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-server 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-server using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtsmbstatus-server

Install qtsmbstatus-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtsmbstatus-server using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtsmbstatus-server

Install qtsmbstatus-server 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 qtsmbstatus-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtsmbstatus-server

How To Uninstall qtsmbstatus-server on Debian 9

To uninstall only the qtsmbstatus-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtsmbstatus-server

Uninstall qtsmbstatus-server And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtsmbstatus-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtsmbstatus-server

Remove qtsmbstatus-server Configurations and Data

To remove qtsmbstatus-server configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtsmbstatus-server

Remove qtsmbstatus-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtsmbstatus-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtsmbstatus-server

Dependencies

qtsmbstatus-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtsmbstatus-server package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.