I just removed the samba-client package on a current Tumbleweed system, and
noted...


  # zypper rm --clean-deps samba{,-client,-python*}
  The following 5 packages are going to be REMOVED:
    liburing1 nautilus-share samba samba-client samba-python3

  5 packages to remove.
  After the operation, 24.9 MiB will be freed.
  (1/5) Removing nautilus-share-0.7.3-16.3.x86_64 ...[done]
  (2/5) Removing samba-python3-4.13.2+git.176.0a5e55b510c-1.1.x86_64 ...[done]
  (3/5) Removing samba-4.13.2+git.176.0a5e55b510c-1.1.x86_64 ...[done]
  (4/5) Removing samba-client-4.13.2+git.176.0a5e55b510c-1.1.x86_64 ...[done]

...the following error/warning:

  Additional rpm output:
  Failed to disable unit: Unit file cifs.service does not exist.
  Failed to stop cifs.service: Unit cifs.service not loaded.