How to Install and Uninstall nis Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "nis" package

Please follow the instructions below to install nis on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall nis on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: nis
Version: 4.4
Installed-Size: 42
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_4.4_all.deb
Size: 26064
MD5sum: 89cd59d1f85c214dd9947d1623c46896
SHA256: 4b8f507dfd9ac98b9deede6daf22532847530e92dfde3ec978c375cd29083e8f