How To Install samba-dc-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-dc-libs on CentOS 7. samba-dc-libs is Samba AD Domain Controller Libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-dc-libs on CentOS 7.

What is samba-dc-libs

The samba-dc-libs package contains the libraries needed by the DC to link against the SMB, RPC and other protocols.

We can use yum or dnf to install samba-dc-libs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install samba-dc-libs.

Install samba-dc-libs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install samba-dc-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install samba-dc-libs

Install samba-dc-libs on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install samba-dc-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install samba-dc-libs

How To Uninstall samba-dc-libs on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the samba-dc-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove samba-dc-libs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-dc-libs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.