How To Install xtables-addons-source on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xtables-addons-source on Ubuntu 20.04. xtables-addons-source is Extensions targets and matches for iptables [modules sources] Extensions targets and matches for iptables [modules sources]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xtables-addons-source on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is xtables-addons-source

xtables-addons-source is:

Xtables-addons provides extra modules for iptables not present in the kernel, and is the successor of patch-o-matic. Extensions includes new targets like TEE, TARPIT, CHAOS, or modules like geoip and account.

This package provides the source code for the xtables-addons kernel modules. The xtables-addons package is also required in order to make use of these modules. Kernel source or headers are required to compile these modules.

Package: xtables-addons-source Architecture: all Version: 3.8-2 Priority: extra Section: universe/admin Source: xtables-addons Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Pierre Chifflier [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 328 Depends: debhelper (>= 8), make, pkg-config, libxtables-dev, bzip2 Recommends: module-assistant Filename: pool/universe/x/xtables-addons/xtables-addons-source_3.8-2_all.deb Size: 319500 MD5sum: 3324cc34448ee59849cc6d91e6719c75 SHA1: 46c0f6c40305d69e7862c2565ce6c23654ac553a SHA256: dbb5aa957368b5316375f5158872f2cd1feec41fe112346090ca581c7a7ea143 Homepage: http://xtables-addons.sourceforge.net/ Description-en: Extensions targets and matches for iptables [modules sources] Xtables-addons provides extra modules for iptables not present in the kernel, and is the successor of patch-o-matic. Extensions includes new targets like TEE, TARPIT, CHAOS, or modules like geoip and account.

This package provides the source code for the xtables-addons kernel modules. The xtables-addons package is also required in order to make use of these modules. Kernel source or headers are required to compile these modules.

There are three methods to install xtables-addons-source 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 xtables-addons-source Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xtables-addons-source

Install xtables-addons-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xtables-addons-source using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xtables-addons-source

Install xtables-addons-source 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 xtables-addons-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xtables-addons-source

How To Uninstall xtables-addons-source on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the xtables-addons-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xtables-addons-source

Uninstall xtables-addons-source And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xtables-addons-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtables-addons-source

Remove xtables-addons-source Configurations and Data

To remove xtables-addons-source configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xtables-addons-source

Remove xtables-addons-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xtables-addons-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xtables-addons-source

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xtables-addons-source package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.