How To Install samba-common-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common-bin on Kali Linux. samba-common-bin is Samba common files used by both the server and the client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common-bin on Kali Linux.

What is samba-common-bin

samba-common-bin 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 both NT4-style and Active Directory domains.

This package contains the common files that are used by both the server (provided in the samba package) and the client (provided in the samba-clients package).

There are three methods to install samba-common-bin on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install samba-common-bin Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install samba-common-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install samba-common-bin

Install samba-common-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install samba-common-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install samba-common-bin

Install samba-common-bin Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install samba-common-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install samba-common-bin

How To Uninstall samba-common-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the samba-common-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove samba-common-bin

Uninstall samba-common-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall samba-common-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove samba-common-bin

Remove samba-common-bin Configurations and Data

To remove samba-common-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge samba-common-bin

Remove samba-common-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove samba-common-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge samba-common-bin

Dependencies

samba-common-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common-bin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.