How To Install libnss-cache on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-cache on Kali Linux.

What is libnss-cache

libnss-cache is:

This package provides a Name Service Switch module that uses .cache files as a name service. This means providing user account information, group ids, netgroups, and automounts.

There are three methods to install libnss-cache 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 libnss-cache Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnss-cache

Install libnss-cache Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnss-cache

Install libnss-cache 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 libnss-cache using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnss-cache

How To Uninstall libnss-cache on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnss-cache package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnss-cache

Uninstall libnss-cache And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnss-cache

Remove libnss-cache Configurations and Data

To remove libnss-cache configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnss-cache

Remove libnss-cache configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnss-cache

Dependencies

libnss-cache have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libnss-cache website

Summary

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