How to Install and Uninstall cifs-utils Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "cifs-utils" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install cifs-utils on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cifs-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cifs-utils" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall cifs-utils on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cifs-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cifs-utils package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: cifs-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:7.0-2
Priority: optional
Section: otherosfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Samba Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 325
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcap-ng0 (>= 0.7.9), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.17), libkeyutils1 (>= 1.4), libkrb5-3 (>= 1.13~alpha1+dfsg), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libtalloc2 (>= 2.0.4~git20101213), libwbclient0 (>= 2:4.0.3+dfsg1), python3
Recommends: keyutils
Suggests: smbclient, winbind, bash-completion
Replaces: smbfs (<< 2:4.0~rc1-1)
Filename: pool/main/c/cifs-utils/cifs-utils_7.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 96334
MD5sum: dbf366a1d46de1cb68e3c199d54c5238
SHA1: c07afe2f2de02fd4286930f6c18e18ab0ae80774
SHA256: 8c728aba5e1aafcf6d039024813266a9fca46851fa45872297fbc79cfc58e3f3
SHA512: e08a61f4038e7e9f19f4b420ef14e2a112022971bb2a2043d63def7e34490487d5728d4073e3dd9e249edf2ab32cba2c342fabd4f2f93c943ce3d87c0c1804d7
Homepage: https://www.samba.org/~jlayton/cifs-utils/
Description: Common Internet File System utilities
Description-md5: 935040b98485786df2e3f301255ff219
Task: ubuntu-live, server-live, samba-server, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live, ubuntu-unity-live, edubuntu-live, ubuntucinnamon-live