How to Install and Uninstall nss-myhostname Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: November 23,2024

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1. Install "nss-myhostname" package

This is a short guide on how to install nss-myhostname on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                nss-myhostname
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nss-myhostname" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall nss-myhostname on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                nss-myhostname
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nss-myhostname package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package nss-myhostname:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : nss-myhostname
Version : 249.7-1.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 128,3 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : systemd-249.7-1.1.src
Summary : Plugin for local system host name resolution
Description :
This package contains a plug-in module for the Name Service Switch
(NSS), primarly providing hostname resolution for the locally
configured system hostname as returned by gethostname(2). For example,
it resolves the local hostname to locally configured IP addresses, as
well as "localhost" to 127.0.0.1/::1.
To activate this NSS module, you will need to include it in
/etc/nsswitch.conf, see nss-hostname(8) manpage for more details.