How To Install libnftables1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftables1 on Kali Linux. libnftables1 is Netfilter nftables high level userspace API library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftables1 on Kali Linux.

What is libnftables1

libnftables1 is:

This library provides high level semantics to interact with the nftables framework by Netfilter project.

nftables replaces the old popular iptables, ip6tables, arptables and ebtables.

Netfilter software and nftables in particular are used in applications such as Internet connection sharing, firewalls, IP accounting, transparent proxying, advanced routing and traffic control.

A Linux kernel >= 3.13 is required. However, >= 4.14 is recommended.

This package contains the libnftables library.

There are three methods to install libnftables1 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnftables1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnftables1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnftables1

Install libnftables1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnftables1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnftables1

Install libnftables1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libnftables1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnftables1

How To Uninstall libnftables1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnftables1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnftables1

Uninstall libnftables1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnftables1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnftables1

Remove libnftables1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnftables1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnftables1

Remove libnftables1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnftables1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnftables1

Dependencies

libnftables1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftables1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.