How To Install miniupnpd-nftables on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install miniupnpd-nftables on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is miniupnpd-nftables
miniupnpd-nftables is:
MiniUPnPd is a small daemon which can be installed on a NAT router to provide UPnP Internet Gateway Device and Port Mapping Protocol services, enabling clients on the LAN to ask for port redirections. It is compatible with peer-to-peer software, messaging applications, and games consoles that connect to online services (including Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network).
This package provides miniupnpd with nftables backend.
There are three methods to install miniupnpd-nftables on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install miniupnpd-nftables Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install miniupnpd-nftables using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install miniupnpd-nftables
Install miniupnpd-nftables Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install miniupnpd-nftables using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install miniupnpd-nftables
Install miniupnpd-nftables 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 miniupnpd-nftables using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install miniupnpd-nftables
How To Uninstall miniupnpd-nftables on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the miniupnpd-nftables package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove miniupnpd-nftables
Uninstall miniupnpd-nftables And Its Dependencies
To uninstall miniupnpd-nftables and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove miniupnpd-nftables
Remove miniupnpd-nftables Configurations and Data
To remove miniupnpd-nftables configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge miniupnpd-nftables
Remove miniupnpd-nftables configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove miniupnpd-nftables configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge miniupnpd-nftables
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install miniupnpd-nftables package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.