How to Install and Uninstall libnss-mdns Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libnss-mdns" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libnss-mdns on Kali Linux


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libnss-mdns on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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-mdns package on Kali Linux

Package: libnss-mdns
Source: nss-mdns
Version: 0.15.1-4
Installed-Size: 141
Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: avahi-daemon
Suggests: avahi-autoipd | zeroconf
Size: 20684
SHA256: c7f42754be52001ef11f918608f6e9bba73d732a9873ed7b9b471963e724b736
SHA1: e18079966e420971d8b03e4dc6cdd19c9dec4951
MD5sum: 08356a63edc8770c34301b0af880b634
Description: NSS module for Multicast DNS name resolution
nss-mdns is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality
of the GNU C Library (glibc) providing host name resolution via Multicast
DNS (using Zeroconf, aka Apple Bonjour / Apple Rendezvous ), effectively
allowing name resolution by common Unix/Linux programs in the ad-hoc mDNS
domain .local.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/lathiat/nss-mdns
Tag: implemented-in::c, protocol::dns, protocol::ip, protocol::zeroconf,
role::plugin, role::program
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/nss-mdns/libnss-mdns_0.15.1-4_amd64.deb