How to Install and Uninstall yp-tools Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 03,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "yp-tools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install yp-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                yp-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "yp-tools" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall yp-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                yp-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the yp-tools package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: yp-tools
Version: 4.2.3-3
Installed-Size: 237
Maintainer: Francesco Paolo Lovergine
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: nis (<< 4)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libnsl2 (>= 1.0.2), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), ypbind-mt, ucf
Conflicts: nis (<< 4)
Breaks: nis (<< 4)
Description: Tools for working with Network Information System (NIS)
Description-md5: 288b3fc8d9a1de2b5a972d9d06c8120b
Homepage: http://www.linux-nis.org/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/y/yp-tools/yp-tools_4.2.3-3_amd64.deb
Size: 55140
MD5sum: a04b1618fad9af9d3f7a645450773721
SHA256: abfbf5bae5530a8a720d8371dc73fb57f9af67385e36a5737a84800abaeb9b1a