How to Install and Uninstall iptables-persistent Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "iptables-persistent" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install iptables-persistent on Kali Linux


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall iptables-persistent on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                iptables-persistent
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iptables-persistent package on Kali Linux

Package: iptables-persistent
Version: 1.0.20
Installed-Size: 47
Maintainer: gustavo panizzo
Architecture: all
Depends: netfilter-persistent (= 1.0.20), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Pre-Depends: iptables
Size: 9000
SHA256: 55ccb902ec4852c0daacc072b6c17b122bf048997328c7052411606cfe617cc6
SHA1: 2a10a47166c2de9ac3dc9c322d3b91e62eb50034
MD5sum: fd3959a3de3c08936b9ba86ca6af68a2
Description: boot-time loader for netfilter rules, iptables plugin
netfilter-persistent is a loader for netfilter configuration using a
plugin-based architecture.
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This package contains the iptables and ip6tables plugins.
Description-md5:
Tag: admin::configuring, implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline,
network::configuration, network::firewall, protocol::ip,
protocol::ipv6, role::plugin, role::program, scope::utility,
security::firewall, use::configuring, works-with-format::plaintext
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/iptables-persistent/iptables-persistent_1.0.20_all.deb