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

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "ufw" package

Please follow the guidance below to install ufw on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall ufw on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ufw
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 818
Maintainer: Jamie Strandboge
Architecture: all
Version: 0.35-0ubuntu2
Depends: iptables, ucf, python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7)
Suggests: rsyslog
Filename: pool/main/u/ufw/ufw_0.35-0ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 148580
MD5sum: 2fcf97c7a2bc7769efa3b8b5e78cc3be
SHA1: 92832ca37095a31ee815ff0c6bb62d3150fd259a
SHA256: dfc0672c33a901260a22d9b64f24e8ca103b982cdfc0829444a54c12312e5d94
Description-en: program for managing a Netfilter firewall
The Uncomplicated FireWall is a front-end for iptables, to make managing a
Netfilter firewall easier. It provides a command line interface with syntax
similar to OpenBSD's Packet Filter. It is particularly well-suited as a
host-based firewall.
Description-md5: 90e09f8ba6c08a5698b47f5da441b4a7
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/ufw
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: standard, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch