How To Install libiptc0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiptc0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libiptc0
libiptc0 is:
The user-space iptables C library from the Netfilter xtables framework.
iptables v4/v6 ruleset ADT and kernel interface.
This library has been considered private for years (and still is), in the sense of changing symbols and backward compatibility not guaranteed.
There are three methods to install libiptc0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libiptc0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libiptc0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libiptc0
Install libiptc0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libiptc0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libiptc0
Install libiptc0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libiptc0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libiptc0
How To Uninstall libiptc0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libiptc0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libiptc0
Uninstall libiptc0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libiptc0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libiptc0
Remove libiptc0 Configurations and Data
To remove libiptc0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libiptc0
Remove libiptc0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libiptc0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libiptc0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libiptc0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
