How To Install iptables-converter on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iptables-converter on Kali Linux.

What is iptables-converter

iptables-converter is:

iptables-converter: reads a file with iptables commands and converts these to an iptables-save readable format. To provide compatibility with “iptables-save -c” command zero packet and byte counters [0:0] are printed out. ip6tables-converter does the same for IPv6.

There are three methods to install iptables-converter 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 iptables-converter Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install iptables-converter

Install iptables-converter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install iptables-converter

Install iptables-converter 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 iptables-converter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iptables-converter

How To Uninstall iptables-converter on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the iptables-converter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove iptables-converter

Uninstall iptables-converter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iptables-converter

Remove iptables-converter Configurations and Data

To remove iptables-converter configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge iptables-converter

Remove iptables-converter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iptables-converter

Dependencies

iptables-converter have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• iptables-converter website

Summary

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