How to Install and Uninstall yp-tools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "yp-tools" package

This tutorial shows how to install yp-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                yp-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "yp-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall yp-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: yp-tools
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 223
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mark Brown
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.3-1
Replaces: nis (<< 3.18)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libnis1 (>= 3.3), libtirpc1
Conflicts: nis (<< 3.18)
Filename: pool/universe/y/yp-tools/yp-tools_3.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 38384
MD5sum: 28493290e6def9f08c2b73def138f1a6
SHA1: db340b7cf6561fd804278c712fd6a5fb27ba21ad
SHA256: cc1ed7c9caa8d5fc986c5705d56a5014f3c15ad17a7969413e0f3e88fcfd5b29
Description-en: Tools for working with Network Information System (NIS)
This package provides a number of tools for working with NIS
installations including ypbind, ypset, ypwhich, ypcat, ypmatch, yppoll,
ypchfn, ypchsh and yppasswd.
Description-md5: a98e489caf0d4b0bd55e64d97b9a57d9
Homepage: http://www.linux-nis.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu