Install Samba 4.5.1 on Manjaro 16.10

Samba is a mandatory package for Linux users if they want to "communicate" with Windows shared folder. Samba comes with integrated security system which can be configured independently. This tutorial is going to show you how to install Samba on Manjaro 16.10. When this post is written, Samba version 4.5.1 is available. With this Samba package, Manjaro can be turned into a powerful file server in few steps.

Steps to install Samba on Manjaro 16.10

Open Pamac Software Manager and type samba. You will see samba package listed there

Note: If you want to enable Thunar shares plugin, you can also install package thunar-shares-plugin-manjaro as well. With this package, we can easily share a folder graphically from Thunar.

Press Apply to confirm the installation. Alternatively, Samba can be installed through Terminal with the following command