How To Install libipset3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libipset3
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libipset3
libipset3 is:
IP sets are a framework inside the Linux 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernel which can be administered by the ipset(8) utility. Depending on the type, currently an IP set may store IP addresses, (TCP/UDP) port numbers or IP addresses with MAC addresses in a way which ensures lightning speed when matching an entry against a set.
If you want to
- store multiple IP addresses or port numbers and match against the entire collection using a single iptables rule.
- dynamically update iptables rules against IP addresses or ports without performance penalty.
- express complex IP address and ports based rulesets with a single iptables rule and benefit from the speed of IP sets.
then IP sets may be the proper tool for you.
This package contains the shared libraries needed to run programs that use the IP sets library.
There are three methods to install libipset3
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libipset3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libipset3
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libipset3
Install libipset3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libipset3
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libipset3
Install libipset3 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libipset3
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libipset3
How To Uninstall libipset3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libipset3
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libipset3
Uninstall libipset3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libipset3
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libipset3
Remove libipset3 Configurations and Data
To remove libipset3
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libipset3
Remove libipset3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libipset3
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libipset3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libipset3
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.