How To Install libip4tc2 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libip4tc2 on Debian 11.
What is libip4tc2
libip4tc2 is:
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This package contains the user-space iptables (IPv4) C library from the Netfilter xtables framework.
iptables IPv4 ruleset ADT and kernel interface.
This library has been considered private for years (and still is), in the sense of changing symbols and backward compatibility not guaranteed.
There are three methods to install libip4tc2 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 libip4tc2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libip4tc2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libip4tc2
Install libip4tc2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libip4tc2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libip4tc2
Install libip4tc2 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 libip4tc2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libip4tc2
How To Uninstall libip4tc2 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libip4tc2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libip4tc2
Uninstall libip4tc2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libip4tc2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libip4tc2
Remove libip4tc2 Configurations and Data
To remove libip4tc2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libip4tc2
Remove libip4tc2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libip4tc2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libip4tc2
Dependencies
libip4tc2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libip4tc2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
