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Samba install failed

Asked by Robert T McQuaid

I followed install instructions putting Ubuntu 10.10 on a USB stick, installing it with an open internet connection then following the instructions under Help titled: Sharing folders via the Shared Folders application. After invoking shares-admin and downloading two packages I shared a folder according to instructions. Where the instructions say: Choose Windows networks (SMB) from the Shared through option, that is impossible because only the Unix networks (NFS) option appears. How can samba be installed on this system?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

sudo apt-get install samba

Will install what is needed.

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Robert T McQuaid (rtmq) said : 		#2

Sorry,

sudo apt-get install samba

has been tried many times without effect. There is still no SMB option at Share through:.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

So in nautilus you cannot right click folders to share them?

Does the install command above run ok?

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Robert T McQuaid (rtmq) said : 		#4

            So in nautilus you cannot right click folders to share them?

            Creating a share with Nautilus fails with a diagnostic
            box titled Document Properties containing the message:

            Failed to execute child process
            "testparm" (no such file or directory)

            Does the install command above run ok?

            sudo apt-get install samba

            responds with:

            Reading package lists... Done
            Building dependency tree
            Reading state information... Done
            samba is already the newest version.
            The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
              Linux-headers-2.6.35-22
            Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
            0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 315 not upgraded.

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

then run:

sudo apt-get --purge autoremove; sudo apt-get -y upgrade

Should help

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Robert T McQuaid (rtmq) said : 		#6

   The suggestion to run

   sudo apt-get --purge autoremove; sudo apt-get -y upgrade

   after several hours downloading got file sharing to work both through shares-admin and Nautilus. Windows can now (partially) recognize the Ubuntu computer, not through the network interface or NET VIEW, but only by typing \\192.168.0.42 into the run box. But since windows links created from there create full file access, the situation is now workable.

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Robert T McQuaid (rtmq) said : 		#7

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.