# Install samba with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for UNIX. Version 4.24.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:samba ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install samba ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ldb ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ldb from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ctdb ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ctdb from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ctdb ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ctdb from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#samba ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: samba from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S samba ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: samba from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ctdb ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ctdb from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:samba - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.24.4 - **Source summary:** SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for UNIX - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-01T04:33:24Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cifsdd (cli) - dbwrap_tool (cli) - dumpmscat (cli) - eventlogadm (cli) - gentest (cli) - ldbadd (cli) - ldbdel (cli) - ldbedit (cli) - ldbmodify (cli) - ldbrename (cli) - ldbsearch (cli) - locktest (cli) - masktest (cli) - mdsearch (cli) - mvxattr (cli) - ndrdump (cli) - net (cli) - nmbd (cli) - nmblookup (cli) - ntlm_auth (cli) - oLschema2ldif (cli) - pdbedit (cli) - profiles (cli) - regdiff (cli) - regpatch (cli) - regshell (cli) - regtree (cli) - rpcclient (cli) - samba-log-parser (cli) - sharesec (cli) - smbcacls (cli) - smbclient (cli) - smbcontrol (cli) - smbcquotas (cli) - smbd (cli) - smbget (cli) - smbpasswd (cli) - smbspool (cli) - smbstatus (cli) - smbtar (cli) - smbtree (cli) - testparm (cli) - wbinfo (cli) - wspsearch (cli) - cifsdd (alias) - dbwrap_tool (alias) - dumpmscat (alias) - eventlogadm (alias) - gentest (alias) - ldbadd (alias) - ldbdel (alias) - ldbedit (alias) - ldbmodify (alias) - ldbrename (alias) - ldbsearch (alias) - locktest (alias) - masktest (alias) - mdsearch (alias) - mvxattr (alias) - ndrdump (alias) - net (alias) - nmbd (alias) - nmblookup (alias) - ntlm_auth (alias) - oLschema2ldif (alias) - pdbedit (alias) - profiles (alias) - regdiff (alias) - regpatch (alias) - regshell (alias) - regtree (alias) - rpcclient (alias) - samba-log-parser (alias) - sharesec (alias) - smbcacls (alias) - smbclient (alias) - smbcontrol (alias) - smbcquotas (alias) - smbd (alias) - smbget (alias) - smbpasswd (alias) - smbspool (alias) - smbstatus (alias) - smbtar (alias) - smbtree (alias) - testparm (alias) - wbinfo (alias) - wspsearch (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - gnutls - icu4c@78 - krb5 - libtasn1 - libxcrypt - lmdb - openssl@3 - popt - readline - talloc - tdb - tevent ## Build dependencies - bison - cmocka - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - libxcrypt ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: To avoid conflicting with macOS system binaries, some files were installed with non-standard name: - smbd: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/sbin/samba-dot-org-smbd - profiles: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/samba-dot-org-profiles - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 4.24.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.samba.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for samba. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: smb.conf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** samba - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Conflicts With:** jena, puzzles - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - ctdb - 2:4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ctdb from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | clustered database to store temporary data | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - ldb-tools - 2:2.11.0+samba4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ldb-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | LDAP-like embedded database - tools | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libldb-dev - 2:2.11.0+samba4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libldb-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | LDAP-like embedded database - development files | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libldb2 - 2:2.11.0+samba4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libldb2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | LDAP-like embedded database - shared library | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libnss-winbind - 2:4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnss-winbind from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Samba nameservice integration plugins | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libpam-winbind - 2:4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpam-winbind from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Windows domain authentication integration plugin | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libsmbclient-dev - 2:4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsmbclient-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | development files for libsmbclient | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libsmbclient0 - 2:4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsmbclient0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | shared library for communication with SMB/CIFS servers | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libtalloc-dev - 2:2.4.3+samba4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libtalloc-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | hierarchical pool based memory allocator - development files | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libtalloc2 - 2:2.4.3+samba4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libtalloc2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | hierarchical pool based memory allocator | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libtdb-dev - 2:1.4.13+samba4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libtdb-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Trivial Database - development files | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libtdb1 - 2:1.4.13+samba4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libtdb1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Trivial Database - shared library | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libtevent-dev - 2:0.16.2+samba4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libtevent-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | talloc-based event loop library - development files | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libtevent0t64 - 2:0.16.2+samba4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libtevent0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | talloc-based event loop library - shared library | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libwbclient-dev - 2:4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwbclient-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Samba winbind client library - development files | https://www.samba.org - Debian apt - libwbclient0 - 2:4.22.8+dfsg-0+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwbclient0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Samba winbind client library | https://www.samba.org ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gnutls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnutls/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [krb5](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/krb5/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtasn1](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtasn1/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [lmdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lmdb/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bison](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bison/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [legba](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/legba/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [termscp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/termscp/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [gtk-gnutella](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtk-gnutella/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-sharing, networking. - [ncdc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ncdc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-sharing, networking. - [nicotine-plus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nicotine-plus/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-sharing, networking. - [rqbit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rqbit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-sharing, networking. - [superseedr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/superseedr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-sharing, networking. - [btpd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/btpd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-sharing, networking. - [copyparty](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/copyparty/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-sharing, networking. - [dufs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dufs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-sharing, networking. - [wget2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wget2/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, file, gettext, gnutls, networking. - [fetchmail](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fetchmail/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, networking, openssl, openssl-3. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/samba.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/samba.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph