How to Install and Uninstall iptables Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "iptables" package

This tutorial shows how to install iptables on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall iptables on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: iptables
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.1-2ubuntu2
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: 1597
Depends: libip4tc0 (= 1.6.1-2ubuntu2), libip6tc0 (= 1.6.1-2ubuntu2), libiptc0 (= 1.6.1-2ubuntu2), libxtables12 (= 1.6.1-2ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libnetfilter-conntrack3, libnfnetlink0
Suggests: kmod
Filename: pool/main/i/iptables/iptables_1.6.1-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 268616
MD5sum: 67a45c146a89d5a9bf27b6896e56bb6e
SHA1: 7ea3fc4898a75c24f4ddbf8998cda7026825bb96
SHA256: 8f3d5fc01ac860d0e63af7342d567c9b9aa387ed3cb0a04797467e119c2a855e
Homepage: http://www.netfilter.org/
Description: administration tools for packet filtering and NAT
Description-md5: c998471c84128382a425d500ab6155da
Task: standard, ubuntu-core
Supported: 5y