How To Install nss_hesiod on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_hesiod on Rocky Linux 8. nss_hesiod is Name Service Switch (NSS) module using Hesiod

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_hesiod on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `nss_hesiod`

The nss_hesiod Name Service Switch module uses the Domain Name System (DNS) as a source for user, group, and service information, following the Hesiod convention of Project Athena.

We can use yum or dnf to install nss_hesiod on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nss_hesiod.

Install nss_hesiod on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install nss_hesiod using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nss_hesiod

Install nss_hesiod on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install nss_hesiod using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nss_hesiod

How To Uninstall nss_hesiod on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove nss_hesiod

nss_hesiod Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/lib/libnss_hesiod-2.28.so
/lib/libnss_hesiod.so.2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d0/763d4dd1f87ce5819103020c01838065386f48
/usr/share/doc/nss_hesiod
/usr/share/doc/nss_hesiod/README.hesiod
/lib64/libnss_hesiod-2.28.so
/lib64/libnss_hesiod.so.2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c0/e92eb8f07e9c1e81920507d32fcaf738d0351e
/usr/share/doc/nss_hesiod
/usr/share/doc/nss_hesiod/README.hesiod

References

nss_hesiod website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_hesiod on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.