How to Install and Uninstall samba Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "samba" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install samba on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                samba
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "samba" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall samba on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                samba
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the samba package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: samba
Version: 2:4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u3
Installed-Size: 15968
Maintainer: Debian Samba Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: adduser, libpam-modules, libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-11), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian), procps, python (<< 2.8), python-dnspython, python-samba, samba-common (= 2:4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u3), samba-common-bin (= 2:4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u3), tdb-tools, python (>= 2.7~), python2.7:any, python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7~), libbsd0 (>= 0.6.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libldb1 (>= 2:1.5.1+really1.4.6), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libpython2.7 (>= 2.7), libtalloc2 (>= 2.0.4~git20101213), libtdb1 (>= 1.2.7+git20101214), libtevent0 (>= 0.9.16), samba-libs (= 2:4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u3)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.6~)
Recommends: attr, logrotate, samba-dsdb-modules, samba-vfs-modules
Suggests: bind9 (>= 1:9.5.1), bind9utils, ctdb, ldb-tools, ntp | chrony (>= 3.0-1), smbldap-tools, ufw, winbind
Enhances: bind9, ntp
Description: SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Description-md5: 3dcec89b7baaa655b2536933cdaeab54
Homepage: http://www.samba.org
Tag: admin::filesystem, implemented-in::c, interface::daemon,
network::server, network::service, protocol::smb, role::program,
suite::samba, use::configuring
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/samba/samba_4.9.5+dfsg-5+deb10u3_amd64.deb
Size: 1082316
MD5sum: 3a2be869ceb0db9650c7543af21c903c
SHA256: a56a43f6fb2449ee5b01903c047c7ff570bda34dfca41b2bd520925dafbf950b