AlmaLinux 10.1: Samba Client pre installed

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Hello

I installed a new server by using the AlmaLinux 10.1 image from our provider (Hetzner).
Usually i run a “dnf list installed” after the setup to see, if something has changed.

Now is see, that this packages are preinstalled:

samba-client-libs.x86_64 4.22.4-106.el10_1 @baseos
samba-common.noarch 4.22.4-106.el10_1 @baseos
samba-common-libs.x86_64 4.22.4-106.el10_1 @baseos

I’m a little surprised that these packages are already installed. Or perhaps my provider accidentally included them in the image.

Thanks!

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hello

These are only the Samba client libraries and common files, not a running
Samba server, so they don’t open any ports by themselves.

Cloud images (like Hetzner’s) are often not a strict “minimal ISO”
clone, so some extra packages can be pulled in as dependencies. You can
check the reason with:

rpm -q --whatrequires samba-client-libs

thank you