How To Install samba-common on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common on Kali Linux.
What is samba-common
samba-common is:
Samba is an implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol for Unix systems, providing support for cross-platform file and printer sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems.
This package contains common files used by all parts of Samba.
There are three methods to install samba-common 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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install samba-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install samba-commonInstall samba-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install samba-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install samba-commonInstall samba-common 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install samba-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install samba-commonHow To Uninstall samba-common on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the samba-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove samba-commonUninstall samba-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall samba-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove samba-commonRemove samba-common Configurations and Data
To remove samba-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge samba-commonRemove samba-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove samba-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge samba-commonDependencies
samba-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.