How to Install and Uninstall yp-tools Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "yp-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to install yp-tools on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                yp-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "yp-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall yp-tools on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                yp-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the yp-tools package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: yp-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.3-5.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mark Brown
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 234
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libnis1 (>= 3.3), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2)
Conflicts: nis (<< 3.18)
Replaces: nis (<< 3.18)
Filename: pool/universe/y/yp-tools/yp-tools_3.3-5.3_amd64.deb
Size: 37104
MD5sum: c3e15d90068ef9200f42b7dd624ebf0e
SHA1: 9c25b16191778b139013bd2f984662cae8711dcd
SHA256: 7c6e34a0e3ac93f15b07e3d941a9e2b0b6c890e42af51b5f8bbe869b72cbedf4
SHA512: daf65a12e0e12c4e75d9db1e515ec02d993e025b27233ac29f22a2d90ce495e3e93396eeae98835d155bf0632ada96b9619ba720ca7cb0e0a0c88a0b8c5e16ff
Homepage: http://www.linux-nis.org/
Description-en: Tools for working with Network Information System (NIS)
This package provides a number of tools for working with NIS
installations including ypbind, ypset, ypwhich, ypcat, ypmatch, yppoll,
ypchfn, ypchsh and yppasswd.
Description-md5: a98e489caf0d4b0bd55e64d97b9a57d9