Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that has, since 1992, provided file and print services to all manner of SMB/CIFS clients, including the numerous versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Samba is freely available under the GNU General Public License.

The Samba project is a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy.

Latest News

Current Release

19 June 2009

Samba 3.4.0rc1 Available for Download

Samba 3.4.0rc1 is now available for download. This the first release candidate of the next upgrade production release version of Samba. It is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and report any bugs that you find. The final 3.4.0 release is planned for July 1, 2009. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.4.0rc1 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.3.0pre2 (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

16 June 2009

Samba 3.3.5 Available for Download

This is the latest stable release of the Samba 3.3 series

The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. A patch against Samba 3.3.4 is also available. See the release notes for more info.

16 June 2009

Samba 3.2.12 Maintenance Release Available

This is the latest bug fix release for Samba 3.2 and is the version recommended for all production Samba servers running this release series. The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. A patch against Samba 3.2.11 is also available. See the release notes for more info.

02 June 2009

Samba 3.4.0pre2 Available for Download

The Samba 3.4.0pre2 source code can be downloaded now. This is the second preview release of the Samba 3.4 series. It is not intended for use on production servers. The GnuPG signature is for the uncompressed tarball. Please see the Release Notes for more information on this release. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

30 April 2009

Samba 3.4.0pre1 Available for Download

The Samba 3.4.0pre1 source code can be downloaded now. This is the first preview release of the Samba 3.4 series. It is not intended for use on production servers. The GnuPG signature is for the uncompressed tarball. Please see the Release Notes for more information on this release. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

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