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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libnss-lwres" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libnss-lwres on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libnss-lwres" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libnss-lwres on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libnss-lwres
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 26
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.93-7build2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), liblwres141
Recommends: lwresd
Filename: pool/universe/libn/libnss-lwres/libnss-lwres_0.93-7build2_amd64.deb
Size: 7010
MD5sum: 0fb424e041ad319f4ed896dc81971dcd
SHA1: 258bf4dd1ab5ef76d1ee3aa82439a98b4c5751de
SHA256: a584046db19c269157b7a05e27a5969caceb6a1a55a81585020cae59272ac9a3
Description-en: NSS module for using bind9's lwres as a naming service
This package provides a Name Service Switch module that allows bind9's
lightweight resolver to act as a name service. It is intended to replace the
Name Service Switch module that uses the bind4/bind8 resolver for name service
lookups.
Description-md5: 79da56b1141517c72b83b106e6821729
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu