How To Install nss_updatedb on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_updatedb
on Fedora 34.
What is nss_updatedb
The nss_updatedb utility maintains a local cache of network directory user and group information. Used in conjunction with the pam_ccreds module, it provides a mechanism for disconnected use of network directories.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install nss_updatedb
on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nss_updatedb.
Install nss_updatedb on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install nss_updatedb
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install nss_updatedb
Install nss_updatedb on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install nss_updatedb
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install nss_updatedb
How To Uninstall nss_updatedb on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the nss_updatedb
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove nss_updatedb
nss_updatedb Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/50
/usr/lib/.build-id/50/18b05697a07b589057d8d0d6294a5e20807539
/usr/sbin/nss_updatedb
/usr/share/doc/nss_updatedb
/usr/share/doc/nss_updatedb/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/nss_updatedb/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/nss_updatedb/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/nss_updatedb/README
/usr/share/man/man8/nss_updatedb.8.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_updatedb
on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.