How To Install libnss-resolve on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-resolve
on Kali Linux.
What is libnss-resolve
libnss-resolve is:
nss-resolve is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality of the GNU C Library (glibc) providing DNS and LLMNR resolution to programs via the systemd-resolved daemon (provided in the systemd package).
Installing this package automatically adds resolve to /etc/nsswitch.conf.
There are three methods to install libnss-resolve
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-resolve Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install libnss-resolve
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install libnss-resolve Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install libnss-resolve
using apt
by running the following command:
Install libnss-resolve 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.
After updating apt database, We can install libnss-resolve
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall libnss-resolve on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnss-resolve
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall libnss-resolve And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnss-resolve
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove libnss-resolve Configurations and Data
To remove libnss-resolve
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove libnss-resolve configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnss-resolve
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
libnss-resolve have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnss-resolve
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.