The libnsl package contains the public client interface for NIS(YP). It replaces the NIS library that used to be in glibc.
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Download (HTTP): https://github.com/thkukuk/libnsl/releases/download/v2.0.1/libnsl-2.0.1.tar.xz
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Download size: 276 KB
Estimated disk space required: 3.1 MB
Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Install libnsl by running the following commands:
./configure --sysconfdir=/etc --disable-static && make
This package does not come with a test suite.
          Now, as the root user:
        
make install
          --disable-static: This
          switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.