How To Install libip6tc0 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libip6tc0 on Debian 9. libip6tc0 is netfilter libip6tc library

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.