How To Install shorewall-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shorewall-doc on Debian 12.
What is shorewall-doc
shorewall-doc is:
Shorewall is an iptables based firewall that can be used on a dedicated firewall system, a multi-function masquerade gateway/server or on a standalone Linux system.
This package contains the shorewall HTML documentation.
There are three methods to install shorewall-doc on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install shorewall-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install shorewall-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shorewall-doc
Install shorewall-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shorewall-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shorewall-doc
Install shorewall-doc 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 shorewall-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shorewall-doc
How To Uninstall shorewall-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the shorewall-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shorewall-doc
Uninstall shorewall-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shorewall-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shorewall-doc
Remove shorewall-doc Configurations and Data
To remove shorewall-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shorewall-doc
Remove shorewall-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shorewall-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shorewall-doc
Dependencies
shorewall-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shorewall-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.