How to Install and Uninstall samba Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 27,2024

You can also install and uninstall the samba on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "samba" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install samba on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall samba on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the samba package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: samba
Version: 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 3940
Maintainer: Debian Samba Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: passwd, libpam-modules, libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-11), procps, python3, python3-dnspython, python3-samba (= 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u1), samba-common (= 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u1), samba-common-bin (= 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u1), tdb-tools, python3:any, libbsd0 (>= 0.6.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcups2 (>= 1.7.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), libldap-2.5-0 (>= 2.5.4), libldb2 (>= 2:2.6.1), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libtalloc2 (>= 2.3.4~), libtasn1-6 (>= 4.14), libtdb1 (>= 1.4.7~), libtevent0 (>= 0.13.0~), samba-libs (= 2:4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u1)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: attr, logrotate, python3-markdown, samba-dsdb-modules, samba-vfs-modules, samba-ad-provision
Suggests: bind9 (>= 1:9.5.1), bind9utils, ctdb, ldb-tools, ntp | chrony (>= 3.0-1), ufw, winbind
Enhances: bind9, ntp
Breaks: samba-ad-provision (<< 2:4.17.12+dfsg)
Description: SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Description-md5: c9d307ae5cf3b46be12b53a9f95862f0
Homepage: https://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_4.17.12+dfsg-0+deb12u1_amd64.deb
Size: 945512
MD5sum: 62260c6a98748ac1d8aa66c4660e13dd
SHA256: de0900263f46b306ea6ecbc364c436fa3a57e0e10870ca917e5c66d9259d7e7f

Package: samba
Version: 2:4.17.9+dfsg-0+deb12u3
Installed-Size: 3938
Maintainer: Debian Samba Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: passwd, libpam-modules, libpam-runtime (>= 1.0.1-11), procps, python3, python3-dnspython, python3-samba (= 2:4.17.9+dfsg-0+deb12u3), samba-common (= 2:4.17.9+dfsg-0+deb12u3), samba-common-bin (= 2:4.17.9+dfsg-0+deb12u3), tdb-tools, python3:any, libbsd0 (>= 0.6.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcups2 (>= 1.7.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), libldap-2.5-0 (>= 2.5.4), libldb2 (>= 2:2.6.1), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libtalloc2 (>= 2.3.4~), libtasn1-6 (>= 4.14), libtdb1 (>= 1.4.7~), libtevent0 (>= 0.13.0~), samba-libs (= 2:4.17.9+dfsg-0+deb12u3)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: attr, logrotate, python3-markdown, samba-dsdb-modules, samba-vfs-modules, samba-ad-provision
Suggests: bind9 (>= 1:9.5.1), bind9utils, ctdb, ldb-tools, ntp | chrony (>= 3.0-1), ufw, winbind
Enhances: bind9, ntp
Breaks: samba-ad-provision (<< 2:4.17.9+dfsg)
Description: SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for Unix
Description-md5: c9d307ae5cf3b46be12b53a9f95862f0
Homepage: https://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_4.17.9+dfsg-0+deb12u3_amd64.deb
Size: 944244
SHA256: d258141ecdd8ecd5a76a38ee993797f848f1a575ed45b97565e824abaec5a3d8