How To Install python3-smbc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-smbc on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-smbc is Python 3 bindings for the Samba client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-smbc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-smbc

python3-smbc is:

This package contains an extension that allows one to write Python 3 programs that can talk to SMB/CIFS servers.

There are three methods to install python3-smbc 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 python3-smbc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-smbc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-smbc

Install python3-smbc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-smbc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-smbc

Install python3-smbc 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 python3-smbc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-smbc

How To Uninstall python3-smbc on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python3-smbc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-smbc

Uninstall python3-smbc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-smbc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-smbc

Remove python3-smbc Configurations and Data

To remove python3-smbc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-smbc

Remove python3-smbc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-smbc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-smbc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-smbc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.