How To Install libxtables-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libxtables-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libxtables-dev is netfilter xtables library – development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtables-dev on Debian 12.

What is libxtables-dev

libxtables-dev is:

The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables. You should consider migrating now.

This package includes the development files of libxtables.

There are three methods to install libxtables-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libxtables-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxtables-dev

Install libxtables-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxtables-dev

Install libxtables-dev 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 libxtables-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxtables-dev

How To Uninstall libxtables-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libxtables-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxtables-dev

Uninstall libxtables-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxtables-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxtables-dev

Remove libxtables-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libxtables-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxtables-dev

Remove libxtables-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxtables-dev

Dependencies

libxtables-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtables-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.