How To Install smbmap on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install smbmap on Ubuntu.
What is smbmap
smbmap is:
SMBMap allows users to enumerate samba share drives across an entire domain. List share drives, drive permissions, share contents, upload/download functionality, file name auto-download pattern matching, and even execute remote commands. This tool was designed with pen testing in mind, and is intended to simplify searching for potentially sensitive data across large networks.
There are three methods to install smbmap on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install smbmap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install smbmap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install smbmap
Install smbmap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install smbmap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install smbmap
Install smbmap 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 smbmap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install smbmap
How To Uninstall smbmap on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the smbmap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove smbmap
Uninstall smbmap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall smbmap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove smbmap
Remove smbmap Configurations and Data
To remove smbmap configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge smbmap
Remove smbmap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove smbmap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smbmap
Dependencies
smbmap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install smbmap package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.