How To Install xtables-addons-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtables-addons-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xtables-addons-common
xtables-addons-common is:
Xtables-addons provides extra modules for iptables not present in the kernel, and is the successor of patch-o-matic. Extensions includes new targets like TEE, TARPIT, CHAOS, or modules like geoip and account.
This package provides the userspace libraries for iptables to use extensions in the xtables-addons-modules package.
Note: this package is only useful with a corresponding xtables-addons-dkms package, which you may produce with module-assistant:
module-assistant auto-install xtables-addons-source
There are three methods to install xtables-addons-common 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 xtables-addons-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xtables-addons-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xtables-addons-common
Install xtables-addons-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xtables-addons-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xtables-addons-common
Install xtables-addons-common 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 xtables-addons-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xtables-addons-common
How To Uninstall xtables-addons-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xtables-addons-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xtables-addons-common
Uninstall xtables-addons-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xtables-addons-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtables-addons-common
Remove xtables-addons-common Configurations and Data
To remove xtables-addons-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xtables-addons-common
Remove xtables-addons-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xtables-addons-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xtables-addons-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtables-addons-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
