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

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "libnss-resolve" package

This is a short guide on how to install libnss-resolve on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall libnss-resolve on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libnss-resolve
Architecture: amd64
Version: 248.3-1ubuntu8
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: 325
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), systemd (= 248.3-1ubuntu8)
Filename: pool/universe/s/systemd/libnss-resolve_248.3-1ubuntu8_amd64.deb
Size: 72250
MD5sum: 55fb53eca80ca9a2e816f22be4915235
SHA1: d420dc1a63bdbaf3bfd61b1901728cd7684643de
SHA256: 40d3f9719f7ef57342b2386b3c639185cf34c11ce0212ab1eb0f00089885d819
SHA512: 659377e8574e6289c53a0bf0ee5f6c9474d434726f14a76f4c09f297f63848b32527db562b3175bb054966242d26b4800f5ce36129cba50ce1dd8df6bec168d3
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