How To Install libxtables12 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtables12 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxtables12
libxtables12 is:
The user-space interface to the Netfilter xtables kernel framework.
There are three methods to install libxtables12 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 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 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 libxtables12 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxtables12
How To Uninstall libxtables12 on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxtables12
Remove libxtables12 Configurations and Data
To remove libxtables12 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxtables12 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
