How to Install and Uninstall iptables Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "iptables" package

Please follow the guidance below to install iptables on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall iptables on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: iptables
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.4-3ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Netfilter Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2639
Depends: libip4tc2 (= 1.8.4-3ubuntu2), libip6tc2 (= 1.8.4-3ubuntu2), libxtables12 (= 1.8.4-3ubuntu2), netbase (>= 6.0), libc6 (>= 2.29), libmnl0 (>= 1.0.3-4~), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.7), libnfnetlink0, libnftnl11 (>= 1.1.5)
Suggests: firewalld, kmod, nftables
Breaks: iptables-nftables-compat (<< 1.6.2~)
Replaces: iptables-nftables-compat (<< 1.6.2~)
Filename: pool/main/i/iptables/iptables_1.8.4-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 390328
MD5sum: c32776e7c01397f7b15961ad6ae41b4e
SHA1: aae1567929d0bf523768e965cf618727e28a39a8
SHA256: 6ba39e76d54130ac42c391fc4ee6ec4c94a4a6ecf4b9343d2155eaa2aa750af6
Homepage: https://www.netfilter.org/
Description: administration tools for packet filtering and NAT
Description-md5: 36afb86c9baa5ee22ce73b982a9e4bf0
Task: standard, ubuntu-core