How To Install iptables on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install iptables on Kali Linux. iptables is administration tools for packet filtering and NAT

Introduction

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

What is iptables

iptables is:

The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should consider migrating now.

iptables is the userspace command line program used to configure the Linux packet filtering and NAT ruleset. It is targeted towards systems and networks administrators.

This package contains several different utilities, the most important ones:

iptables-nft, iptables-nft-save, iptables-nft-restore (nft-based version)

iptables-legacy, iptables-legacy-save, iptables-legacy-restore (legacy version)

ip6tables-nft, ip6tables-nft-save, ip6tables-nft-restore (nft-based version)

ip6tables-legacy, ip6tables-legacy-save, ip6tables-legacy-restore (legacy version)

arptables-nft, arptables-nft-save, arptables-nft-restore (nft-based version)

ebtables-nft, ebtables-nft-save, ebtables-nft-restore (nft-based version)

There are three methods to install iptables 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install iptables

Install iptables Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install iptables

Install iptables 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iptables

How To Uninstall iptables on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove iptables

Uninstall iptables And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iptables

Remove iptables Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge iptables

Remove iptables configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iptables

Dependencies

iptables have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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