How To Install libnis1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnis1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libnis1 is Library for Network Information Service (NIS) applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnis1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnis1

libnis1 is:

libnis fators out some common functionality for applications that form part of a NIS system.

There are three methods to install libnis1 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnis1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnis1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnis1

Install libnis1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnis1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnis1

Install libnis1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libnis1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnis1

How To Uninstall libnis1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnis1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnis1

Uninstall libnis1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnis1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnis1

Remove libnis1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnis1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnis1

Remove libnis1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnis1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnis1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnis1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.