How To Install nftlb on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nftlb on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 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 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 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 nftlb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nftlb
How To Uninstall nftlb on Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nftlb
Remove nftlb Configurations and Data
To remove nftlb configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nftlb package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
