How to Install and Uninstall iptables Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "iptables" package

This tutorial shows how to install iptables on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall iptables on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: iptables
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2
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: 2837
Depends: libip4tc2 (= 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2), libip6tc2 (= 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2), libxtables12 (= 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2), netbase (>= 6.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libmnl0 (>= 1.0.3-4~), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.6), 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_1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2_amd64.deb
Size: 455364
MD5sum: e477b01eb13c758a476229b3f5bc782a
SHA1: baa22e2b1686dda6816a61aff47beded91521db8
SHA256: a14fe8043d9032bc134626e64a9d008ab77d63ebb17d4a37f1f1f7c64c76792d
SHA512: 26b65fa7489d8de263b00312a6b233a908cf93ed8628f399e6cb39bb0db7c6f9a613cd04e0806b4b723af83a4a6a191b9df5a3c70ea31f9269523a6ec6159364
Homepage: https://www.netfilter.org/
Description: administration tools for packet filtering and NAT
Description-md5: 36afb86c9baa5ee22ce73b982a9e4bf0
Task: standard

Package: iptables
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.7-1ubuntu5
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: 2837
Depends: libip4tc2 (= 1.8.7-1ubuntu5), libip6tc2 (= 1.8.7-1ubuntu5), libxtables12 (= 1.8.7-1ubuntu5), netbase (>= 6.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libmnl0 (>= 1.0.3-4~), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.6), 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_1.8.7-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 455292
MD5sum: 0b0833957ee809f7f2238563eaabc08b
SHA1: 72068a96fe27249631a2e6f429330acc51b8c19b
SHA256: 26daf66f7a951678f08f89c2bf2b4afabd20e8b7a1978e763c8899c05820ef7f
SHA512: 960511db243aeb7ccb8a13b8626108a121b5b510a6424fa661e9a49c07156239bfc73b3c22c9b8d15d08b11ff031823647484e91fef5e73f3e7ef8ab5900d325
Homepage: https://www.netfilter.org/
Description: administration tools for packet filtering and NAT
Description-md5: 36afb86c9baa5ee22ce73b982a9e4bf0
Task: standard