How To Install libnsl2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnsl2 on Kali Linux. libnsl2 is Public client interface for NIS(YP) and NIS+

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnsl2 on Kali Linux.

What is libnsl2

libnsl2 is:

This package contains the libnsl library, which contains the public client interface for NIS(YP) and NIS+. This code was formerly part of glibc, but is now standalone to be able to link against TI-RPC for IPv6 support.

There are three methods to install libnsl2 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 libnsl2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnsl2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnsl2

Install libnsl2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnsl2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnsl2

Install libnsl2 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libnsl2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnsl2

How To Uninstall libnsl2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnsl2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnsl2

Uninstall libnsl2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnsl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnsl2

Remove libnsl2 Configurations and Data

To remove libnsl2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnsl2

Remove libnsl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnsl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnsl2

Dependencies

libnsl2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnsl2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.