How To Install nss_db on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_db on Rocky Linux 8. nss_db is Name Service Switch (NSS) module using hash-indexed files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_db on Rocky Linux 8.

What is nss_db

The nss_db Name Service Switch module uses hash-indexed files in /var/db to speed up user, group, service, host name, and other NSS-based lookups.

We can use yum or dnf to install nss_db on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nss_db.

Install nss_db on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install nss_db using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nss_db

Install nss_db on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install nss_db using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nss_db

How To Uninstall nss_db on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the nss_db package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nss_db

nss_db Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/lib/libnss_db-2.28.so
/lib/libnss_db.so.2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/83/938c3fff3dca53310ad5ac4e28cdf04fc4c5de
/var/db/Makefile
/lib64/libnss_db-2.28.so
/lib64/libnss_db.so.2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/63/9db122358de213596cae8941eafb456827b082
/var/db/Makefile

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nss_db on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.