How To Install libnss-extrausers on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-extrausers on Debian 12.
What is libnss-extrausers
libnss-extrausers is:
This Name Service Switch (NSS) module reads /var/lib/extrausers/passwd, /var/lib/extrausers/shadow and /var/lib/extrausers/groups, allowing to store system accounts and accounts copied from other systems in different files.
There are three methods to install libnss-extrausers 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 libnss-extrausers 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-extrausers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnss-extrausers
Install libnss-extrausers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnss-extrausers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnss-extrausers
Install libnss-extrausers 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 libnss-extrausers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnss-extrausers
How To Uninstall libnss-extrausers on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libnss-extrausers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnss-extrausers
Uninstall libnss-extrausers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnss-extrausers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnss-extrausers
Remove libnss-extrausers Configurations and Data
To remove libnss-extrausers configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnss-extrausers
Remove libnss-extrausers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnss-extrausers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnss-extrausers
Dependencies
libnss-extrausers have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-extrausers package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.