How To Install uif on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uif on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is uif
uif is:
Complete package to create and simplify iptables packetfilter rules using perl. It was developed for a diskless router system that can store its configurations in regular files or LDAP databases.
There are three methods to install uif on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install uif Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install uif using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uif
Install uif Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uif using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uif
Install uif 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 uif using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uif
How To Uninstall uif on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the uif package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uif
Uninstall uif And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uif and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uif
Remove uif Configurations and Data
To remove uif configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uif
Remove uif configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uif configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uif
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uif package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
