How to Install and Uninstall nss-altfiles.src Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: October 07,2024

1. Install "nss-altfiles.src" package

Please follow the steps below to install nss-altfiles.src on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "nss-altfiles.src" package

Learn how to uninstall nss-altfiles.src on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nss-altfiles.src package on Oracle Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 5:13:11 ago on Mon Sep 12 02:51:38 2022.
Available Packages
Name : nss-altfiles
Version : 2.18.1
Release : 12.el8
Architecture : src
Size : 28 k
Source : None
Repository : ol8_appstream
Summary : NSS module to look up users in /usr/lib/passwd too
URL : https://github.com/aperezdc/nss-altfiles
License : LGPLv2+
Description : When installed, this package allows looking up users
: in %{prefix}/lib/passwd, similarly, groups in %{prefix}/lib/group.