How To Install libnss-gw-name on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-gw-name using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnss-gw-name

How To Uninstall libnss-gw-name on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libnl-3-200
• libnl-route-3-200

References

• libnss-gw-name website

Summary

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