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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "libnss-resolve" package

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


    
        
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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

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


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libnss-resolve
Architecture: amd64
Version: 229-4ubuntu21.31
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 354
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), systemd
Breaks: systemd (<< 227-3)
Replaces: systemd (<< 227-3)
Filename: pool/universe/s/systemd/libnss-resolve_229-4ubuntu21.31_amd64.deb
Size: 112530
MD5sum: a25a68fea67d906fba0424169680844b
SHA1: f57b6922575bb80078bff4ea4486e285fb3d9ba5
SHA256: 29889b0a776eb33746a5f209b32d075943d0a352816084e75efe2497fc047f31
SHA512: 89616a163cb845edcc7d354b80af355036ac374ed091e0b9f58f8fef5b3ac1cf44455ee9cbbe8a59836dbaf1c36a4b3e7a0946de82be26d8c31155b0ee1257fa
Homepage: http://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

Package: libnss-resolve
Architecture: amd64
Version: 229-4ubuntu21.27
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 353
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), systemd
Breaks: systemd (<< 227-3)
Replaces: systemd (<< 227-3)
Filename: pool/universe/s/systemd/libnss-resolve_229-4ubuntu21.27_amd64.deb
Size: 112340
MD5sum: fd34d9aefac3519f9ab0274e2590e261
SHA1: a043a7d80cf1f2def95c211293918d453a8b6a85
SHA256: 04fcc2ec2c8d42c2282630eaf4bcbbcb480b7f258d59cd8b5dc75b677f98a17b
SHA512: dd7e2c5472b859c28e6ce44c7ad2f23c18ec5b62a6429f6c6b162bdadf7e39d3dc748a3ea6feb4fe37049884316dc0b8195d76cc65a9e6fd2c1d8c9b92acbed1
Homepage: http://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).
.
Installing this package automatically adds resolve to /etc/nsswitch.conf.
Description-md5: fa2bc74d218dfae9ad286df8f31fa19f

Package: libnss-resolve
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 347
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: systemd
Version: 229-4ubuntu4
Replaces: systemd (<< 227-3)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), systemd
Breaks: systemd (<< 227-3)
Filename: pool/universe/s/systemd/libnss-resolve_229-4ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 112248
MD5sum: 65eef4a5d8bafdd4232c8248f34d9535
SHA1: b240a19dbb075bd2dc33820d8ef8947acc0f5e04
SHA256: fa9c54ff9f047d1d1c614d204ad23aa7c269aca025342424532a361f0036b479
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).
.
Installing this package automatically adds resolve to /etc/nsswitch.conf.
Description-md5: fa2bc74d218dfae9ad286df8f31fa19f
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu