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