How To Install libnss-mymachines on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-mymachines on Kali Linux.
What is libnss-mymachines
libnss-mymachines is:
nss-mymachines is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality of the GNU C Library (glibc) providing hostname resolution for local containers that are registered with systemd-machined.service(8). The container names are resolved to IP addresses of the specific container, ordered by their scope.
Installing this package automatically adds mymachines to /etc/nsswitch.conf.
There are three methods to install libnss-mymachines on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnss-mymachines Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnss-mymachines using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnss-mymachinesInstall libnss-mymachines Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnss-mymachines using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnss-mymachinesInstall libnss-mymachines Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnss-mymachines using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnss-mymachinesHow To Uninstall libnss-mymachines on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnss-mymachines package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnss-mymachinesUninstall libnss-mymachines And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnss-mymachines and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnss-mymachinesRemove libnss-mymachines Configurations and Data
To remove libnss-mymachines configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnss-mymachinesRemove libnss-mymachines configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnss-mymachines configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnss-mymachinesDependencies
libnss-mymachines have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-mymachines package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
