samba

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  "aliases": [],
  "alternatives": [
    "NFS",
    "OpenSSH",
    "Active Directory",
    "Windows File Sharing"
  ],
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    "bison",
    "cmocka",
    "pkgconf"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "networking",
    "file-utility",
    "sysadmin",
    "server"
  ],
  "caveats": "To avoid conflicting with macOS system binaries, some files were installed with non-standard name:\n- smbd:     $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/sbin/samba-dot-org-smbd\n- profiles: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/samba-dot-org-profiles\n",
  "conflicts_with": [
    "jena",
    "puzzles"
  ],
  "dependencies": [
    "gnutls",
    "icu4c@78",
    "krb5",
    "libtasn1",
    "libxcrypt",
    "lmdb",
    "popt",
    "readline",
    "talloc",
    "tdb",
    "tevent",
    "gettext",
    "openssl@3"
  ],
  "deprecated": 0,
  "deprecation_reason": null,
  "desc": "SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for UNIX",
  "disable_reason": null,
  "disabled": 0,
  "enrichment_fetched_at": "2026-06-20T23:41:17+00:00",
  "first_seen": "2026-06-20T23:34:18+00:00",
  "full_name": "samba",
  "github_default_branch": null,
  "github_last_commit_at": null,
  "github_readme_excerpt": null,
  "github_repo": null,
  "github_stars": null,
  "github_topics": [],
  "homepage": "https://www.samba.org/",
  "homepage_og_description": null,
  "homepage_og_image": null,
  "homepage_title": "Samba - opening windows to a wider world",
  "installs_30d": 1783,
  "installs_365d": 20266,
  "installs_90d": 5277,
  "keg_only": 0,
  "keg_only_reason": null,
  "last_seen": "2026-06-20T23:34:18+00:00",
  "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
  "llm_generated_at": "2026-06-20T23:48:34+00:00",
  "llm_model": "claude-haiku-4-5",
  "name": "samba",
  "oldnames": [
    "ldb"
  ],
  "one_liner": "SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for UNIX \u2014 implements Windows file sharing and authentication protocols.",
  "optional_dependencies": [],
  "rank_30d": 1034,
  "rank_365d": 1062,
  "rank_90d": 1062,
  "raw_hash": "4550e6641298db9f",
  "recommended_dependencies": [],
  "revision": 0,
  "ruby_source_path": "Formula/s/samba.rb",
  "tap": "homebrew/core",
  "test_dependencies": [],
  "uses_from_macos": [
    {
      "flex": "build"
    },
    {
      "perl": "build"
    },
    {
      "python": "build"
    },
    "libxcrypt"
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  "version_head": null,
  "version_stable": "4.24.3",
  "versioned_formulae": [],
  "why_use_this": "Samba bridges Windows and UNIX systems, allowing macOS and Linux machines to act as file servers compatible with Windows clients and to authenticate against Active Directory. Essential for heterogeneous networks and legacy Windows interop; typically deployed as a daemon or integrated into NAS systems."
}