How To Install gadmin-samba on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gadmin-samba on Ubuntu 20.04. gadmin-samba is GTK+ configuration tool for samba

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gadmin-samba on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is gadmin-samba

gadmin-samba is:

gadmin-samba is an easy to use GTK+ frontend for the SAMBA file and print server. It features multiple local and remote user and group imports, on the fly share creation and user handling, including randomization of usernames and passwords. PDF printing to shared/private directories or email. It also features three levels of domain management strategies.

There are three methods to install gadmin-samba on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gadmin-samba Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gadmin-samba using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gadmin-samba

Install gadmin-samba Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gadmin-samba using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gadmin-samba

Install gadmin-samba 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 gadmin-samba using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gadmin-samba

How To Uninstall gadmin-samba on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gadmin-samba

Uninstall gadmin-samba And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gadmin-samba and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gadmin-samba

Remove gadmin-samba Configurations and Data

To remove gadmin-samba configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gadmin-samba

Remove gadmin-samba configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gadmin-samba configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gadmin-samba

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gadmin-samba package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.