How To Install python-netfilter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netfilter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-netfilter
python-netfilter is:
This Python module acts as a wrapper around iptables to manipulate the Linux kernel’s packet filtering tables.
Typical applications include building firewalls or network access controllers.
This package contains the module for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-netfilter 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 python-netfilter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-netfilter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-netfilter
Install python-netfilter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-netfilter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-netfilter
Install python-netfilter 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 python-netfilter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-netfilter
How To Uninstall python-netfilter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-netfilter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-netfilter
Uninstall python-netfilter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-netfilter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-netfilter
Remove python-netfilter Configurations and Data
To remove python-netfilter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-netfilter
Remove python-netfilter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-netfilter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-netfilter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netfilter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
