How To Install libipset3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipset3 on Ubuntu 18.04. libipset3 is library for IP sets

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

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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.