How to Install and Uninstall libnss-myhostname Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "libnss-myhostname" package

This tutorial shows how to install libnss-myhostname on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libnss-myhostname on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libnss-myhostname
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libnss-myhostname package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: libnss-myhostname
Source: systemd
Version: 247.3-7
Installed-Size: 235
Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.30)
Description: nss module providing fallback resolution for the current hostname
Description-md5: 0bec93cc0b56ef90c11c1a7842dd8f8a
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Tag: implemented-in::c, role::plugin
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/libnss-myhostname_247.3-7_amd64.deb
Size: 140296
MD5sum: 4a25ee5183af61cee365b124faa819af
SHA256: a8986b0c1f3ca39d4a83a42f29969c68490dc3bb99fc8392c68bd3ed6dc42f39