How to Install and Uninstall libnss-cache Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libnss-cache" package

This is a short guide on how to install libnss-cache on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libnss-cache on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libnss-cache
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libnss-cache package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libnss-cache
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 35
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jamie Wilkinson
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.15-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Recommends: nsscache
Filename: pool/universe/libn/libnss-cache/libnss-cache_0.15-1_amd64.deb
Size: 7828
MD5sum: a30c32e9ebdb3e68e42e4dbcd448232b
SHA1: cf344eb0f61a93ed0b86ac207abf3f2ff93d350b
SHA256: 99a7bc7dae268fa108ad914b81b6de9e7c4fce204668edc0238bab722444a08d
Description-en: NSS module for using nsscache-generated files
This package provides a Name Service Switch module that uses .cache
files as a name service. This means providing user account
information, group ids, netgroups, and automounts.
Description-md5: 6fb15bb8f527d499dc98b3fa39fb6e66
Homepage: https://github.com/google/libnss-cache
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu