How To Install libxtables12 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtables12 on Kali Linux.

What is libxtables12

libxtables12 is:

The iptables/xtables framework has been replaced by nftables.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

This package contains the user-space interface to the Netfilter xtables kernel framework.

There are three methods to install libxtables12 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 libxtables12 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxtables12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxtables12

Install libxtables12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxtables12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxtables12

Install libxtables12 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 libxtables12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxtables12

How To Uninstall libxtables12 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxtables12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxtables12

Uninstall libxtables12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxtables12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxtables12

Remove libxtables12 Configurations and Data

To remove libxtables12 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxtables12

Remove libxtables12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxtables12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxtables12

Dependencies

libxtables12 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libxtables12 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtables12 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.