How to Install and Uninstall iptables Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 29,2024

You can also install and uninstall the iptables on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "iptables" package

This tutorial shows how to install iptables on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall iptables on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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