How To Install libnetfilter-queue1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-queue1 on Kali Linux. libnetfilter-queue1 is Netfilter netlink-queue library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-queue1 on Kali Linux.

What is libnetfilter-queue1

libnetfilter-queue1 is:

libnetfilter_queue is a userspace library providing an API to packets that have been queued by the kernel packet filter. It is part of a system that deprecates the old ip_queue / libipq mechanism.

There are three methods to install libnetfilter-queue1 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnetfilter-queue1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetfilter-queue1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetfilter-queue1

Install libnetfilter-queue1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetfilter-queue1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetfilter-queue1

Install libnetfilter-queue1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetfilter-queue1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetfilter-queue1

How To Uninstall libnetfilter-queue1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnetfilter-queue1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetfilter-queue1

Uninstall libnetfilter-queue1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetfilter-queue1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetfilter-queue1

Remove libnetfilter-queue1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnetfilter-queue1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetfilter-queue1

Remove libnetfilter-queue1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetfilter-queue1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetfilter-queue1

Dependencies

libnetfilter-queue1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetfilter-queue1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.