How to Install and Uninstall libnss-libvirt Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libnss-libvirt" package

This tutorial shows how to install libnss-libvirt on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libnss-libvirt
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libnss-libvirt" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libnss-libvirt on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libnss-libvirt package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libnss-libvirt
Source: libvirt
Version: 5.0.0-4+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 442
Maintainer: Debian Libvirt Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.3.1), libyajl2 (>= 2.0.4), libvirt0 (= 5.0.0-4+deb10u1)
Description: nss plugin providing IP address resolution for virtual machines
Description-md5: 671bf9bbb88a340c53717bbe56c6de4d
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://libvirt.org
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libv/libvirt/libnss-libvirt_5.0.0-4+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 199676
MD5sum: 8373c7bb27d408df2ab7404c2b8410a5
SHA256: 5c74e9779ac701b7932069e206b8e8daad8796a9dc14cf552e752bfdf1e0d671