How to Install and Uninstall libxtables-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libxtables-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libxtables-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxtables-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxtables-dev" package

Learn how to uninstall libxtables-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxtables-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxtables-dev package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libxtables-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.7-1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: iptables
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Netfilter Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 68
Depends: libxtables12 (= 1.8.7-1ubuntu2)
Breaks: iptables-dev (<< 1.6.0-3)
Replaces: iptables-dev (<< 1.6.0-3)
Filename: pool/main/i/iptables/libxtables-dev_1.8.7-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 9852
MD5sum: 1505d2457f670a161582982921c7a8a3
SHA1: fad17564867f8e80f13d94423d8c6e87a92bf557
SHA256: 62ed57e2a668865d7979ba630ca6d9c9f4eef91f672da3520123383bfd0f12dd
SHA512: f07932e7ef279d9dc361cac1d6cfa4bd8636ff4ffdd1c2f8fe9b698731028f6f69e9ea2fe715890f511579f21778d8434810ba92df5115cbee94a7bcd2339e8e
Homepage: https://www.netfilter.org/
Description-en: netfilter xtables library -- development files
The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should
consider migrating now.
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This package includes the development files of libxtables.
Description-md5: 704795211bb04c8e97ee8de3b1fb0f51