How To Install samba-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 samba-common 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install samba-common
Install samba-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install samba-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install samba-common
Install samba-common 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 samba-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install samba-common
How To Uninstall samba-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the samba-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove samba-common
Uninstall samba-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall samba-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove samba-common
Remove samba-common Configurations and Data
To remove samba-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge samba-common
Remove 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-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
