How To Install nftlb on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is nftlb

nftlb is:

nftlb stands for nftables load balancer, the next generation linux firewall that replaces iptables, is adapted to behave as a complete load balancer and traffic distributor.

nftlb is provided with a JSON API, so you can use your preferred health checker to enable/disable backends or virtual services and automate processed with it.

The nftables framework used for load balancing can outperform typical LVS deployments by 10x.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nftlb

Install nftlb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nftlb

Install nftlb 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 nftlb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nftlb

How To Uninstall nftlb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nftlb

Uninstall nftlb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nftlb

Remove nftlb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nftlb

Remove nftlb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nftlb

Dependencies

nftlb have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libev4

References

• nftlb website

Summary

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