How To Install dh-nss on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-nss on Debian 12.
What is dh-nss
dh-nss is:
The
dh_installnssdebhelper provides a declarative way for NSS-related packages to express how the NSS services they supply should be installed and in which order.
There are three methods to install dh-nss on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dh-nss Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-nss using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-nss
Install dh-nss Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-nss using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-nss
Install dh-nss 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-nss using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-nss
How To Uninstall dh-nss on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dh-nss package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-nss
Uninstall dh-nss And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-nss and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-nss
Remove dh-nss Configurations and Data
To remove dh-nss configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-nss
Remove dh-nss configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-nss configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-nss
Dependencies
dh-nss have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-nss package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.