How To Install shorewall6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shorewall6 on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 shorewall6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install shorewall6

How To Uninstall shorewall6 on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove shorewall6

Remove shorewall6 Configurations and Data

To remove shorewall6 configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• iptables
• iproute2
• debconf
• shorewall
• shorewall
• libio-socket-inet6-perl
• lsb-base
• debconf

References

• shorewall6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shorewall6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.