How To Install iptables-persistent on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is iptables-persistent

iptables-persistent is:

netfilter-persistent is a loader for netfilter configuration using a plugin-based architecture.

This package contains the iptables and ip6tables plugins.

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

sudo apt-get -y install iptables-persistent

Install iptables-persistent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install iptables-persistent

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

sudo aptitude -y install iptables-persistent

How To Uninstall iptables-persistent on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove iptables-persistent

Uninstall iptables-persistent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iptables-persistent

Remove iptables-persistent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge iptables-persistent

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

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

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

Dependencies

iptables-persistent have the following dependencies:

• iptables
• netfilter-persistent
• debconf

References

• iptables-persistent website

Summary

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