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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "ebtables" package

Please follow the instructions below to install ebtables on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ebtables on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ebtables
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu2.16.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jochen Friedrich
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 350
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: iptables, kmod
Filename: pool/main/e/ebtables/ebtables_2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu2.16.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 79942
MD5sum: a41ee1cb8e13fc8455c2fb3cdb6efe2a
SHA1: a9cb1740ef8c15c7e2cefc105619b36ae92d33cd
SHA256: 1637c7fb2167f7b577595494fca5b26ce17df49e2ed2b77e1edd6f1722aa78aa
SHA512: 48eb1b624328b8b78010ec478a29c9f024282e60d5efdb731ba0daadfcbc6f141acfcce258430e6fd3dd081e95f74d2d2c92c0665d0781b90d7d52d963451077
Homepage: http://ebtables.sourceforge.net
Description-en: Ethernet bridge frame table administration
Ebtables is used to set up, maintain, and inspect the tables of
Ethernet frame rules in the Linux kernel. It is analogous to iptables,
but operates at the MAC layer rather than the IP layer.
Description-md5: 1ee8adc32f9027f83fc2926324d15ddf
Task: virt-host
Supported: 5y

Package: ebtables
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 350
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jochen Friedrich
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: iptables, kmod
Filename: pool/main/e/ebtables/ebtables_2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 79586
MD5sum: 7aa0497b5a10e9fd1c18b98462db3db6
SHA1: 05d43a765e52d7540e757514132b4d60d00991ac
SHA256: 7e3bbe1db3a8c7897aa01ea212f4565e40703aaff68224f8d1f83f890dc54930
Description-en: Ethernet bridge frame table administration
Ebtables is used to set up, maintain, and inspect the tables of
Ethernet frame rules in the Linux kernel. It is analogous to iptables,
but operates at the MAC layer rather than the IP layer.
Description-md5: 1ee8adc32f9027f83fc2926324d15ddf
Homepage: http://ebtables.sourceforge.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: virt-host