How to Install and Uninstall libnss-mdns Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libnss-mdns" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libnss-mdns on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libnss-mdns on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libnss-mdns
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.14.1-2
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: 150
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_0.14.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 23432
MD5sum: 5131a4084c1c34e0559537b00d884b96
SHA1: b555041d58357250d1b9815a358740be798a65c5
SHA256: 69312f7f7b195673531fee22d1032c9cb1956d95160f3123d6b7815bd4e25ec3
SHA512: dbffe107cbec1c1187cf55a8a1e0f7fb6dd9c7af516e224addbb1133c87c93d5d0646f8675e3d98e0cf6ed1d41228bd1486afb56aad8c79a1eb37821922bd2ae
Homepage: https://github.com/lathiat/nss-mdns
Description-en: NSS module for Multicast DNS name resolution
nss-mdns is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality
of the GNU C Library (glibc) providing host name resolution via Multicast
DNS (using Zeroconf, aka Apple Bonjour / Apple Rendezvous ), effectively
allowing name resolution by common Unix/Linux programs in the ad-hoc mDNS
domain .local.
Description-md5: 444ce9bf0bb23eb51ed79b00c0d6d796
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