How To Install libip6tc0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libip6tc0 on Debian 9.
What is libip6tc0
libip6tc0 is:
The user-space iptables (IPv6) C library from the Netfilter xtables framework.
iptables IPv6 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 libip6tc0 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libip6tc0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libip6tc0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libip6tc0
Install libip6tc0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libip6tc0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libip6tc0
Install libip6tc0 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 libip6tc0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libip6tc0
How To Uninstall libip6tc0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libip6tc0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libip6tc0
Uninstall libip6tc0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libip6tc0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libip6tc0
Remove libip6tc0 Configurations and Data
To remove libip6tc0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libip6tc0
Remove libip6tc0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libip6tc0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libip6tc0
Dependencies
libip6tc0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libip6tc0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.