How To Install nsscache on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nsscache on Kali Linux.

What is nsscache

nsscache is:

Synchronises local NSS caches, such as those served by the libnss-cache module, against remote directory services, such as LDAP, or prebuild cache files from an HTTP server. This can be used alongside the libnss-cache package to keep user account information, groups, netgroups, and automounts up to date.

Use of nsscache and libnss-cache eliminates the need for using a cache daemon such as nscd with networked NSS modules such as libnss-ldap.

There are three methods to install nsscache 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 nsscache Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nsscache

Install nsscache Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nsscache using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nsscache

Install nsscache 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 nsscache using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nsscache

How To Uninstall nsscache on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nsscache

Uninstall nsscache And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nsscache

Remove nsscache Configurations and Data

To remove nsscache configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nsscache

Remove nsscache configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nsscache

Dependencies

nsscache have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• nsscache website

Summary

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