How to Install and Uninstall iptables Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "iptables" package

This guide let you learn how to install iptables on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                iptables
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "iptables" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall iptables on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                iptables
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iptables package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: iptables
Version: 1.8.2-4
Installed-Size: 2569
Maintainer: Debian Netfilter Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: iptables-nftables-compat (<< 1.6.2~)
Depends: libip4tc0 (= 1.8.2-4), libip6tc0 (= 1.8.2-4), libiptc0 (= 1.8.2-4), libxtables12 (= 1.8.2-4), libc6 (>= 2.28), libmnl0 (>= 1.0.3-4~), libnetfilter-conntrack3, libnfnetlink0, libnftnl11 (>= 1.1.2)
Recommends: nftables
Suggests: kmod
Breaks: iptables-nftables-compat (<< 1.6.2~)
Description: administration tools for packet filtering and NAT
Description-md5: bb5d869b7cd7117f9a0c243169ef7fcf
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.netfilter.org/
Tag: admin::configuring, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
network::firewall, protocol::ethernet, protocol::ip, protocol::tcp,
protocol::udp, role::program, role::shared-lib, scope::utility,
security::firewall, use::monitor, works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/i/iptables/iptables_1.8.2-4_amd64.deb
Size: 398904
MD5sum: d0253bf405aa5f3f28bbbc8b0e4e7e1c
SHA256: 1e10e8783bac8884438cfba81c1662291b8be97faa5ba0fdcc72b90b36b60075