How To Install arno-iptables-firewall on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install arno-iptables-firewall
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is arno-iptables-firewall
arno-iptables-firewall is:
Unlike other lean iptables frontends in Debian, arno-iptables-firewall will setup and load a secure, restrictive firewall by just asking a few question. This includes configuring internal networks for internet access via NAT and potential network services (e.g. http or ssh).
However, it is in no way restricted to this simple setup. Some catch words of additional features, that can be enabled in the well documented configuration file are: DSL/ADSL, Port forwarding, DMZ’s, portscan detection, MAC address filtering.
There are three methods to install arno-iptables-firewall
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 arno-iptables-firewall Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install arno-iptables-firewall
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install arno-iptables-firewall
Install arno-iptables-firewall Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install arno-iptables-firewall
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install arno-iptables-firewall
Install arno-iptables-firewall 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 arno-iptables-firewall
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install arno-iptables-firewall
How To Uninstall arno-iptables-firewall on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the arno-iptables-firewall
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove arno-iptables-firewall
Uninstall arno-iptables-firewall And Its Dependencies
To uninstall arno-iptables-firewall
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove arno-iptables-firewall
Remove arno-iptables-firewall Configurations and Data
To remove arno-iptables-firewall
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge arno-iptables-firewall
Remove arno-iptables-firewall configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove arno-iptables-firewall
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arno-iptables-firewall
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install arno-iptables-firewall
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.