How To Install libnetfilter-queue1 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-queue1 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libnetfilter-queue1
libnetfilter-queue1 is:
libnetfilter_queue is a userspace library providing an API to packets that have been queued by the kernel packet filter. It is part of a system that deprecates the old ip_queue / libipq mechanism.
There are three methods to install libnetfilter-queue1 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnetfilter-queue1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetfilter-queue1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetfilter-queue1
Install libnetfilter-queue1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetfilter-queue1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetfilter-queue1
Install libnetfilter-queue1 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 libnetfilter-queue1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetfilter-queue1
How To Uninstall libnetfilter-queue1 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libnetfilter-queue1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetfilter-queue1
Uninstall libnetfilter-queue1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetfilter-queue1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetfilter-queue1
Remove libnetfilter-queue1 Configurations and Data
To remove libnetfilter-queue1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetfilter-queue1
Remove libnetfilter-queue1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetfilter-queue1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetfilter-queue1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-queue1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
