How To Install shorewall6 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shorewall6 on Debian 12.
What is shorewall6
shorewall6 is:
Shorewall6 allows firewall/gateway requirements to be described using entries in a set of configuration files. It reads those configuration files and, with the help of the iptables utility, configures netfilter to match these requirements.
Shorewall6 supports a wide range of router/firewall/gateway applications, traffic shaping and almost every type of VPN.
This package contains IPv6 support.
There are three methods to install shorewall6 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 shorewall6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install shorewall6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shorewall6
Install shorewall6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shorewall6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shorewall6
Install shorewall6 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 shorewall6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shorewall6
How To Uninstall shorewall6 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the shorewall6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shorewall6
Uninstall shorewall6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shorewall6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shorewall6
Remove shorewall6 Configurations and Data
To remove shorewall6 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shorewall6
Remove shorewall6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shorewall6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shorewall6
Dependencies
shorewall6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shorewall6 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
