How to Install and Uninstall arptables Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "arptables" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install arptables on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall arptables on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                arptables
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the arptables package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: arptables
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 128
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jochen Friedrich
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.0.3.4-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/a/arptables/arptables_0.0.3.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 35584
MD5sum: 5f1df6c1eead078566cf8e399ed58135
SHA1: e7e8f1d429b4cbcbaf3626b44a51b8255458997b
SHA256: 4711d0d5844336a98adf54cb8272b8fa07d1edce07a1ff3afd317e2537256c93
Description-en: ARP table administration
Arptables is used to set up, maintain, and inspect the tables of
ARP rules in the Linux kernel. It is analogous to iptables,
but operates at the ARP layer rather than the IP layer.
Description-md5: c04609b914a7329b24d1b13a2a67bf66
Homepage: http://ebtables.sourceforge.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu