How To Install yp-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yp-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is yp-tools
yp-tools is:
This package provides a number of tools for working with NIS installations including ypbind, ypset, ypwhich, ypcat, ypmatch, yppoll, ypchfn, ypchsh and yppasswd.
There are three methods to install yp-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install yp-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yp-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yp-tools
Install yp-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yp-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yp-tools
Install yp-tools 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 yp-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yp-tools
How To Uninstall yp-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the yp-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yp-tools
Uninstall yp-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yp-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yp-tools
Remove yp-tools Configurations and Data
To remove yp-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yp-tools
Remove yp-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yp-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yp-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yp-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
