How To Install gufw on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gufw on Debian 11.
What is gufw
gufw is:
gufw is an easy and intuitive way to manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual port(s), and many others!
There are three methods to install gufw on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gufw Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gufw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gufw
Install gufw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gufw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gufw
Install gufw 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gufw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gufw
How To Uninstall gufw on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gufw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gufw
Uninstall gufw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gufw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gufw
Remove gufw Configurations and Data
To remove gufw configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gufw
Remove gufw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gufw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gufw
Dependencies
gufw have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gufw package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
