How To Install samba-python on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install samba-python on CentOS 7. samba-python is Samba Python libraries

Introduction

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

What is `samba-python`

The samba-python package contains the Python libraries needed by programs that use SMB, RPC and other Samba provided protocols in Python programs. The samba-python package contains the Python libraries needed by programs that use SMB, RPC and other Samba provided protocols in Python programs.

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

Install samba-python 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-python using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install samba-python

Install samba-python 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-python using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install samba-python

How To Uninstall samba-python on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove samba-python

References

samba-python website

Summary

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