How to Install and Uninstall shorewall6 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "shorewall6" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install shorewall6 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                shorewall6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "shorewall6" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall shorewall6 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                shorewall6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the shorewall6 package on Kali Linux

Package: shorewall6
Source: shorewall
Version: 5.2.8-5
Installed-Size: 1334
Maintainer: Debian Shorewall Team
Architecture: all
Depends: iproute2, iptables, libio-socket-inet6-perl, shorewall (= 5.2.8-5), init-system-helpers (>= 1.51)
Size: 111860
SHA256: 952b6e6bfdb6d04c5823d12f5e950d42999070984947e5f2a6dc0847517608ef
SHA1: 902d607061691798d52c8fe9ec0c2b555e84da9d
MD5sum: e1f51ce15dec27ec1ef5aaa5e2c7d46f
Description: Shoreline Firewall (IPv6 version), netfilter configurator
Shorewall6 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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Shorewall6 supports a wide range of router/firewall/gateway applications,
traffic shaping and almost every type of VPN.
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This package contains IPv6 support.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.shorewall.org/
Tag: network::firewall, protocol::ipv6, role::program, security::firewall
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/shorewall/shorewall6_5.2.8-5_all.deb