How to Install and Uninstall yp-tools.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "yp-tools.x86_64" package

This guide let you learn how to install yp-tools.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

$ sudo yum makecache $ sudo yum install yp-tools.x86_64

2. Uninstall "yp-tools.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall yp-tools.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:

$ sudo yum remove yp-tools.x86_64 $ sudo yum autoremove

3. Information about the yp-tools.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

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Available Packages
Name : yp-tools
Arch : x86_64
Version : 2.14
Release : 5.amzn2.0.1
Size : 79 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : NIS (or YP) client programs
URL : http://www.linux-nis.org/nis/yp-tools/index.html
License : GPLv2
Description : The Network Information Service (NIS) is a system which provides
: network information (login names, passwords, home directories,
: group information) to all of the machines on a network. NIS can
: enable users to login on any machine on the network, as long as
: the machine has the NIS client programs running and the user's
: password is recorded in the NIS passwd database. NIS was formerly
: known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP).
:
: This package's NIS implementation is based on FreeBSD's YP and is
: a special port for glibc 2.x and libc versions 5.4.21 and later.
: This package only provides the NIS client programs. In order to
: use the clients, you'll need to already have an NIS server running
: on your network. An NIS server is provided in the ypserv package.
:
: Install the yp-tools package if you need NIS client programs for
: machines on your network. You will also need to install the
: ypbind package on every machine running NIS client programs. If
: you need an NIS server, you'll need to install the ypserv package
: on one machine on the network.