How To Install libnss-extrausers on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-extrausers using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnss-extrausers

How To Uninstall libnss-extrausers on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• libc6

References

• libnss-extrausers website

Summary

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