Distribution-specific Package Installation
Introduction
The following is a distribution-specific list of commands to install Samba.
Note, that the list of commands is neither provided nor actively verified by the Samba team. If you see any missing packages or incorrect package names, please update the command or send the information to the Samba mailing list.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS / Scientific Linux
Version 6
# yum install samba4
Because of the missing MIT Kerberos support, you can not install the Samba version provided in RHEL6 as a Samba AD DC.
Version 7
# yum install samba4
Because of the missing MIT Kerberos support, you can not install the Samba version provided in RHEL7 as a Samba AD DC.
Debian
Wheezy (old-stable)
Packages in Wheezy are very outdated, don't use them!
Note: On Wheezy backport Samba 4.1.17 is available: See https://packages.debian.org/wheezy-backports/samba See http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ for information about how to add backports to your sources.list and how to install packages.
Jessie (stable)
# apt-get install samba
Note: Packages are of Samba version 4.1.17. See https://packages.debian.org/jessie/samba
Stretch (testing)
# apt-get install samba
Note: Packages are of Samba version 4.1.17. See https://packages.debian.org/stretch/samba
Ubuntu
12.04 Precise Pangolin (LTS)
Packages in 12.04 are very outdated, don't use them!
14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)
# apt-get install samba
Note: Packages are of Samba version 4.1.6, see http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty-updates/samba.
15.10 Wily Werewolf
# apt-get install samba
Note: Packages are of Samba version 4.1.17, see http://packages.ubuntu.com/wily-updates/samba.
FreeBSD
# pkg install net/samba41
Note: If you want to use the idmap_ad Winbind backend (on e.g. an AD Member Server), you have to build the port by hand and select the EXP_MODULES configuration option!