How To Install iptables-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iptables-dev on Debian 9.
What is iptables-dev
iptables-dev is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install iptables-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install iptables-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install iptables-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iptables-dev
Install iptables-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iptables-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iptables-dev
Install iptables-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install iptables-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iptables-dev
How To Uninstall iptables-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the iptables-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iptables-dev
Uninstall iptables-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iptables-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iptables-dev
Remove iptables-dev Configurations and Data
To remove iptables-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iptables-dev
Remove iptables-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iptables-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iptables-dev
Dependencies
iptables-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iptables-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
