How To Install libnss-gw-name on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-gw-name on Debian 9.
What is libnss-gw-name
libnss-gw-name is:
This Name Service Switch (NSS) module resolves the name ??gateway.localhost?? to the IP of the current default gateways of the system. This allows easy access to router configuration and to check if connectivity problems are local or not.
There are three methods to install libnss-gw-name 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 libnss-gw-name 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-gw-name using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnss-gw-name
Install libnss-gw-name Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnss-gw-name using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnss-gw-name
Install libnss-gw-name 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-gw-name using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnss-gw-name
How To Uninstall libnss-gw-name on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnss-gw-name package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnss-gw-name
Uninstall libnss-gw-name And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnss-gw-name and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnss-gw-name
Remove libnss-gw-name Configurations and Data
To remove libnss-gw-name configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnss-gw-name
Remove libnss-gw-name configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnss-gw-name configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnss-gw-name
Dependencies
libnss-gw-name have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-gw-name package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.