How to Install and Uninstall nftables Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "nftables" package

This tutorial shows how to install nftables on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                nftables
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nftables" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall nftables on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                nftables
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nftables package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package nftables:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : nftables
Version : 1.0.9-3.4
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 129.6 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : nftables-1.0.9-3.4.src
Upstream URL : https://netfilter.org/projects/nftables/
Summary : Userspace utility to access the nf_tables packet filter
Description :
nf_tables is a firewalling mechanism in the Linux kernel, running
independently of and parallel to ip_tables, ip6_tables,
arp_tables and ebtables. nftables is the corresponsing userspace
frontend.
The nftables frontend features support for sets and dictionaries of arbitrary
types, meta data types, atomic incremental and full ruleset updates, and,
similar to iptables, support for different protocols, access to connection
tracking and NAT and logging.