How to Install and Uninstall libnss-mdns Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libnss-mdns" package

Please follow the steps below to install libnss-mdns on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libnss-mdns on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libnss-mdns
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libnss-mdns package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libnss-mdns
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.14.1-2build1
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 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: avahi-autoipd | zeroconf
Filename: pool/main/n/nss-mdns/libnss-mdns_0.14.1-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 26878
MD5sum: 71813d880640c7fefa613f8566e7aeef
SHA1: 8756d1c226ee84e717b2e5a8a18e068a2e53bb8c
SHA256: d40e9c8c4459376789b4b87a4e9b89cb85eece5ae044827e780c04a6c7ea422e
SHA512: ba9315722c1a3940e794939d7c4e9ffbb08f11b2b735508f7ce69ccc1649145a6e9418db5f6ac683ad5712461f8dad3d9ba62731ec96b121cff4873ec16e3e91
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
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi