How To Install ypserv on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ypserv

ypserv is:

This package provides the ypserv and other programs, required to implement a NIS service for shared accounts and network names.

NIS, originally known as Yellow Pages (YP), is mostly used to let several machines in a network share the same account information, such as the password file. It is an old, but simple system to share information, which should be used only in relatively trusted networks, due to its intrinsic limitations for security.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ypserv

Install ypserv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ypserv

Install ypserv 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 ypserv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ypserv

How To Uninstall ypserv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ypserv

Uninstall ypserv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ypserv

Remove ypserv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ypserv

Remove ypserv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ypserv

Dependencies

ypserv have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcrypt1

References

• ypserv website

Summary

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