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

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "ferm" package

This guide let you learn how to install ferm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall ferm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ferm
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 287
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alexander Wirt
Architecture: all
Version: 2.2-3.2
Depends: debconf (>= 1.2.0), iptables (>= 1.3), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), perl (>= 5.6), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~)
Recommends: libnet-dns-perl
Filename: pool/universe/f/ferm/ferm_2.2-3.2_all.deb
Size: 101702
MD5sum: f8feb7d88864e88618c05b76d5a26d9b
SHA1: 869a5e5d99cbb3d1c983c34aaa32554c4592d39e
SHA256: dc4034f6b13b8f53b6e86882d1392373fcbd8c164bb4900e51ce9e8e4f569dd4
Description-en: maintain and setup complicated firewall rules
ferm is a frontend for iptables. It reads the rules from a
structured configuration file and calls iptables(8) to insert them
into the running kernel.
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ferm's goal is to make firewall rules easy to write and easy to
read. It tries to reduce the tedious task of writing down rules, thus
enabling the firewall administrator to spend more time on developing
good rules than the proper implementation of the rule.
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To achieve this, ferm uses a simple but powerful configuration
language, which allows variables, functions, arrays, blocks. It also
allows you to include other files, allowing you to create libraries
of commonly used structures and functions.
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ferm, pronounced "firm", stands for "For Easy Rule Making".
Description-md5: 72483f2f5f9153295b67c751fece6d34
Homepage: http://ferm.foo-projects.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu