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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "libnss-mdns" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libnss-mdns on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libnss-mdns
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 127
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: nss-mdns
Version: 0.10-7
Depends: avahi-daemon (>= 0.6.16-1), base-files (>= 3.1.10), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: avahi-autoipd | zeroconf
Filename: pool/main/n/nss-mdns/libnss-mdns_0.10-7_amd64.deb
Size: 21538
MD5sum: b1137cc106d8e850bb4c55e229443668
SHA1: 1ac2fd0ff8911d47114bdf5d48df8069cac33d14
SHA256: 7d5ce2d9241512399bb70472d494c80584a646e5c1064ed0fed32d46db46771e
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
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop