How to Install and Uninstall nftables Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "nftables" package

Learn how to install nftables on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall nftables on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: nftables
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.8-3.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Netfilter Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 178
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: libnftables1 (= 0.9.8-3.1), libc6 (>= 2.4), libedit2 (>= 3.1-20130611-0)
Suggests: firewalld
Filename: pool/universe/n/nftables/nftables_0.9.8-3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 64288
MD5sum: 3fe3a44cff02c438e624cfb14bb40570
SHA1: cebad8dc7a5ca5fee1541235d8441c976d217bba
SHA256: c898479e3dcdff0cbafe46f92f4499bb73d477da407ca8c534bed0b68df6198a
SHA512: 1383a8210ab59395a920fdc394c51a0f89e7e98cc7e19a55ed04f731f90b14b0c7505396a94ab217b54f7b3455d3cec76dc004bfa9dec35e1175895c2cb2c10f
Homepage: https://www.netfilter.org/
Description-en: Program to control packet filtering rules by Netfilter project
This software provides an in-kernel packet classification framework that is
based on a network-specific Virtual Machine (VM) and the nft userspace
command line tool. The nftables framework reuses the existing Netfilter
subsystems such as the existing hook infrastructure, the connection tracking
system, NAT, userspace queueing and logging subsystem.
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nftables replaces the old popular iptables, ip6tables, arptables and ebtables.
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Netfilter software and nftables in particular are used in applications such
as Internet connection sharing, firewalls, IP accounting, transparent
proxying, advanced routing and traffic control.
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A Linux kernel >= 3.13 is required. However, >= 4.14 is recommended.
Description-md5: 24bc0867cd246ced705663120fd62b92