How To Install python3-iptables on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-iptables on Kali Linux. python3-iptables is Python bindings for iptables (Python 3 interface)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-iptables on Kali Linux.

What is python3-iptables

python3-iptables is:

python-iptables provides a pythonesque wrapper via Python bindings to iptables under Linux. Interoperability with iptables is achieved by using the iptables C libraries (libiptc, libxtables, and the iptables extensions), instead of calling the iptables binary and parsing its output. It is meant primarily for dynamic and/or complex routers and firewalls, where rules are often updated or changed, or Python programs wish to interface with the Linux iptables framework…

This package provides the Python 3.x module

There are three methods to install python3-iptables 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 python3-iptables Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-iptables using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-iptables

Install python3-iptables Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-iptables using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-iptables

Install python3-iptables 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 python3-iptables using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-iptables

How To Uninstall python3-iptables on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-iptables package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-iptables

Uninstall python3-iptables And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-iptables and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-iptables

Remove python3-iptables Configurations and Data

To remove python3-iptables configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-iptables

Remove python3-iptables configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-iptables configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-iptables

Dependencies

python3-iptables have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-iptables package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.