How to Install and Uninstall libnss-mdns Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "libnss-mdns" package

Learn how to install libnss-mdns on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libnss-mdns on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libnss-mdns
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.10-8ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: nss-mdns
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 107
Depends: avahi-daemon (>= 0.6.16-1), base-files (>= 3.1.10), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: avahi-autoipd | zeroconf
Filename: pool/main/n/nss-mdns/libnss-mdns_0.10-8ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 21188
MD5sum: 5bae4e5cbd610a4adda2601e6cf0dbd8
SHA1: 574e1a6491e6f280397f53a1ee04c8c7ba0010c5
SHA256: dd218a5816de9a2664f8cb226e09e98ee52d91d4b5cc219c6fa67e37a2964188
Description: NSS module for Multicast DNS name resolution
Description-md5: 444ce9bf0bb23eb51ed79b00c0d6d796
Task: ubuntu-desktop, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y