Information about the package, nss_db, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The nss_db package is designed for, An NSS library for the Berkeley DB.
Package Name:
nss_db
Summary:
An NSS library for the Berkeley DB
Description:
Nss_db is a set of C library extensions which allow Berkeley Databases to be used as a primary source of aliases, ethers, groups, hosts, networks, protocol, users, RPCs, services, and shadow passwords (instead of or in addition to using flat files or NIS). Install nss_db if your flat name service files are too large and lookups are slow.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.2.3
Release:
0.5.pre1.el6_5.1
Size:
663 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
Sleepycat and LGPLv2+
Control the nss_db package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install nss_db
This command will install nss_db on the server.
yum remove nss_db
This command will un-install nss_db on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nss_db, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove nss_db
This command will un-install nss_db on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove nss_db when using the -y flag.
yum update nss_db
This command will update nss_db to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nss_db, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update nss_db
This command will update nss_db to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove nss_db when using the -y flag.
yum info nss_db
This command will show you core information about the nss_db package.
yum deplist nss_db
This command will show you the dependencies for nss_db. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update nss_db
This command will check if there is an update waiting on nss_db. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.