How to Install and Uninstall ipset Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ipset on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "ipset" package

This is a short guide on how to install ipset on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ipset on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ipset package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ipset
Version: 7.17-1
Installed-Size: 138
Maintainer: Debian Netfilter Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: ipset-7.17
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libipset13 (>= 7.15-1~)
Recommends: iptables
Breaks: xtables-addons-common (<< 1.41~)
Description: administration tool for kernel IP sets
Description-md5: d87e199641d9d6fbb0e52a65cf412bde
Homepage: https://ipset.netfilter.org/
Tag: implemented-in::c, role::program
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/ipset/ipset_7.17-1_amd64.deb
Size: 45656
MD5sum: b8a5868882f400cf453380cc1f265229
SHA256: 4bcc86f6658ca92fe2e21a6a7d4fd162d3b94ec3cdc709a9cf05f0a8ad9c7725