How to Install and Uninstall yp-tools.src Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: November 28,2024

1. Install "yp-tools.src" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install yp-tools.src on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                yp-tools.src
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "yp-tools.src" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall yp-tools.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 yp-tools.src package on Oracle Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 0:12:50 ago on Mon Sep 12 02:51:38 2022.
Available Packages
Name : yp-tools
Version : 4.2.3
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : src
Size : 214 k
Source : None
Repository : ol8_appstream
Summary : NIS (or YP) client programs
URL : http://www.linux-nis.org/nis/yp-tools/index.html
License : GPLv2
Description : The Network Information Service (NIS) is a system which provides
: network information (login names, passwords, home directories, groupinformation) to all of the machines on a network. NIS can enable
: information) to all of the machines on a network. NIS can enable
: users to login on any machine on the network, as long as the machine
: has the NIS client programs running and the user's password is
: recorded in the NIS passwd database. NIS was formerly known as Sun
: Yellow Pages (YP).
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: This package's NIS implementation is based on FreeBSD's YP and is a
: special port for glibc 2.x and libc versions 5.4.21 and later. This
: package only provides the NIS client programs. In order to use the
: clients, you'll need to already have an NIS server running on your
: network. An NIS server is provided in the ypserv package.
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: Install the yp-tools package if you need NIS client programs for machines
: on your network. You will also need to install the ypbind package on
: every machine running NIS client programs. If you need an NIS server,
: you'll need to install the ypserv package on one machine on the network.