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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "libnss-resolve" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libnss-resolve on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libnss-resolve
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libnss-resolve" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libnss-resolve on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libnss-resolve
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libnss-resolve package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libnss-resolve
Architecture: amd64
Version: 247.3-3ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 280
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.30), systemd (= 247.3-3ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/universe/s/systemd/libnss-resolve_247.3-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 51940
MD5sum: 57c2ee2b264158fb28922238d8b14345
SHA1: ab63169fc1ee97e5a610e5e5336abdbb6cdd3c31
SHA256: ea90fa41493f52e819ad5aad76daa105ab2c99f985969c0af056146376eee689
SHA512: 0fef477407494c163baf3d6f847b53fbeca72481ef8b90136ffd75b9ba108d4343680ed42dc37d0579d7ed1e6469df92abb4bfb3ac3eb97467714444ce900516
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Description-en: nss module to resolve names via systemd-resolved
nss-resolve is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality
of the GNU C Library (glibc) providing DNS and LLMNR resolution to programs via
the systemd-resolved daemon (provided in the systemd package).
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Installing this package automatically adds resolve to /etc/nsswitch.conf.
Description-md5: fa2bc74d218dfae9ad286df8f31fa19f