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