How To Install libnss-nis on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-nis on Debian 12.
What is libnss-nis
libnss-nis is:
This package provides a Name Service Switch that allows your NIS server act as a name service. This means providing user account information, group id’s, host information, aliases, netgroups, and basically anything else that you would normally get from /etc flat files.
This module was formerly part of glibc, but is now standalone to be able to link against TI-RPC for IPv6 support.
There are three methods to install libnss-nis 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-nis 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-nis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnss-nis
Install libnss-nis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnss-nis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnss-nis
Install libnss-nis 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-nis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnss-nis
How To Uninstall libnss-nis on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libnss-nis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnss-nis
Uninstall libnss-nis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnss-nis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnss-nis
Remove libnss-nis Configurations and Data
To remove libnss-nis configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnss-nis
Remove libnss-nis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnss-nis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnss-nis
Dependencies
libnss-nis have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-nis package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
