How to Install and Uninstall shorewall Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "shorewall" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install shorewall on Kali Linux


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall shorewall on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                shorewall
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the shorewall package on Kali Linux

Package: shorewall
Version: 5.2.8-5
Installed-Size: 3090
Maintainer: Debian Shorewall Team
Architecture: all
Depends: bc, iproute2, iptables, shorewall-core (= 5.2.8-5), init-system-helpers (>= 1.51), perl:any
Recommends: libnetfilter-cthelper0
Suggests: make, shorewall-doc
Size: 548268
SHA256: bb9fd106bc3ad16a7d4e390dcfcd250f04f66a61c9ee10e52cdf54bf0184eb17
SHA1: 0e02b99b3841bff33e397717265be42fe660d60d
MD5sum: e17239a8f8932312b1a5eabeffc729dc
Description: Shoreline Firewall, netfilter configurator
Shorewall allows firewall/gateway requirements to be described using
entries in a set of configuration files. It reads those configuration
files and, with the help of the iptables utility, configures
netfilter to match these requirements.
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Shorewall supports a wide range of router/firewall/gateway applications,
traffic shaping and almost every type of VPN.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.shorewall.org/
Tag: admin::configuring, interface::commandline, network::firewall,
protocol::ipv6, role::dummy, role::program, scope::utility,
security::firewall, use::configuring, use::routing
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/shorewall/shorewall_5.2.8-5_all.deb