How To Install nsscache on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nsscache on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 Ubuntu 22.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nsscache
Remove nsscache Configurations and Data
To remove nsscache configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nsscache package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.