How to Install and Uninstall nis Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the nis on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "nis" package

This tutorial shows how to install nis on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "nis" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall nis on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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 nis package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: nis
Version: 4.5
Installed-Size: 25
Maintainer: Francesco Paolo Lovergine
Architecture: all
Depends: ypserv, ypbind-mt, yp-tools (>= 4.2.3-3~), lsb-base
Description: Network Information Service (NIS)
Description-md5: 59c377fded4f128e725f32782f078341
Tag: admin::configuring, admin::user-management, devel::lang:perl,
devel::library, implemented-in::c, implemented-in::perl,
implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline, interface::daemon,
interface::graphical, interface::x11, network::client, network::server,
network::service, protocol::dns, protocol::ldap, protocol::radius,
role::devel-lib, role::program, scope::utility,
security::authentication, security::cryptography, security::privacy,
suite::gnu, use::configuring, use::login, use::searching,
use::synchronizing, works-with::db, x11::application
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/nis/nis_4.5_all.deb
Size: 13380
MD5sum: fa95c6e4f6c162bcb8951cb85d623611
SHA256: a66d9c843f273b9e434583a17f3598804c407cade5a771b852ff97f9fc8543f9