How To Install netfilter-persistent on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install netfilter-persistent on Debian 9.

What is netfilter-persistent

netfilter-persistent is:

This package provides a loader for netfilter configuration using a plugin-based architecture. It can load, flush and save a running configuration. Extending netfilter-persistent with plugins is trvial and can be done in any language.

There are three methods to install netfilter-persistent on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install netfilter-persistent Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install netfilter-persistent

Install netfilter-persistent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install netfilter-persistent

Install netfilter-persistent 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 netfilter-persistent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netfilter-persistent

How To Uninstall netfilter-persistent on Debian 9

To uninstall only the netfilter-persistent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove netfilter-persistent

Uninstall netfilter-persistent And Its Dependencies

To uninstall netfilter-persistent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netfilter-persistent

Remove netfilter-persistent Configurations and Data

To remove netfilter-persistent configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge netfilter-persistent

Remove netfilter-persistent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netfilter-persistent

Dependencies

netfilter-persistent have the following dependencies:

• lsb-base
• init-system-helpers

References

• netfilter-persistent website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install netfilter-persistent package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.