How To Install libnss-unknown on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libnss-unknown

libnss-unknown is:

nss-unknown is a small library to gracefully handle unknown uids

This library is very useful in host <=> guest container build environments, where shifting UIDs/GIDs result in a mismatch in between

There are three methods to install libnss-unknown 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-unknown 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-unknown using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnss-unknown

Install libnss-unknown Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnss-unknown using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnss-unknown

Install libnss-unknown 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-unknown using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnss-unknown

How To Uninstall libnss-unknown on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnss-unknown package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnss-unknown

Uninstall libnss-unknown And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnss-unknown and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnss-unknown

Remove libnss-unknown Configurations and Data

To remove libnss-unknown configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnss-unknown

Remove libnss-unknown configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnss-unknown configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnss-unknown

Dependencies

libnss-unknown have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libnss-unknown website

Summary

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