How To Install ypserv on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ypserv on Ubuntu.
What is ypserv
ypserv is:
This package provides the ypserv and other programs, required to implement a NIS service for shared accounts and network names.
NIS, originally known as Yellow Pages (YP), is mostly used to let several machines in a network share the same account information, such as the password file. It is an old, but simple system to share information, which should be used only in relatively trusted networks, due to its intrinsic limitations for security.
There are three methods to install ypserv on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ypserv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ypserv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ypserv
Install ypserv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ypserv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ypserv
Install ypserv Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ypserv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ypserv
How To Uninstall ypserv on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ypserv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ypserv
Uninstall ypserv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ypserv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ypserv
Remove ypserv Configurations and Data
To remove ypserv configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ypserv
Remove ypserv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ypserv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ypserv
Dependencies
ypserv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ypserv package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.