%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ libnsl-&libnsl-version; libnsl Introduction to libnsl The libnsl package contains the public client interface for NIS(YP) and NIS+. It replaces the NIS library that used to be in GlibC. &lfs82_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &libnsl-md5sum; Download size: &libnsl-size; Estimated disk space required: &libnsl-buildsize; Estimated build time: &libnsl-time; libnsl Dependencies Required and User Notes: Installation of libnsl Install libnsl by running the following commands: autoreconf -fi && ./configure --sysconfdir=/etc && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install && mv /usr/lib/libnsl.so.2* /lib && ln -sfv ../../lib/libnsl.so.2.0.0 /usr/lib/libnsl.so Command Explanations mv -v /usr/lib/libnsl.so.2* ...: Move shared libraries into /lib so they are available before /usr is mounted. Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories None libnsl.{a,so} None Short Descriptions libnsl.{a,so} provides the NIS (YP) API functions required by other programs. libnsl.so