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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "libnss-gw-name" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libnss-gw-name on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libnss-gw-name
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libnss-gw-name" package

Learn how to uninstall libnss-gw-name on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libnss-gw-name
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 55
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joachim Breitner
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.16), libnl-route-3-200
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Filename: pool/universe/libn/libnss-gw-name/libnss-gw-name_0.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 6156
MD5sum: 86945e3d51d8042804d01ecdadc9760b
SHA1: 7acf5f71808aff89f40a8aadb3eb703c2794d746
SHA256: 8d4bf8e86e14a78704c6355bb76a0a724e35fcb8a5fdd7428e3f326c76106f1b
Description-en: nss module that names the current gateway’s IP address
This Name Service Switch (NSS) module resolves the name “gateway.localhost” to
the IP of the current default gateways of the system. This allows easy access
to router configuration and to check if connectivity problems are local or
not.
Description-md5: a0b2013fceb986fc066cd86d7b81296c
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.joachim-breitner.de/projects#libnss-gw-name
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu