How to Install and Uninstall yp-tools.x86_64 Package on Oracle Linux 8

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Name : yp-tools
Version : 4.2.3
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 90 k
Source : yp-tools-4.2.3-1.el8.src.rpm
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).
:
: 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.
:
: 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.