How To Install libnis1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnis1 on Debian 9.
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 Debian 9. 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 Debian. 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 Debian 9
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 Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnis1
Remove libnis1 Configurations and Data
To remove libnis1 configuration and data from Debian 9 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
Dependencies
libnis1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnis1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.