How To Install xtables-addons-dkms on Debian 12

Learn how to install xtables-addons-dkms on Debian 12 with this tutorial. xtables-addons-dkms is Additional targets and matches for iptables [sources for DKMS]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xtables-addons-dkms on Debian 12.

What is xtables-addons-dkms

xtables-addons-dkms is:

Xtables-addons provides extra modules for iptables not present in the kernel, and is the successor of patch-o-matic. It contains matches and targets such as TARPIT, CHAOS, TEE, geoip, IPMARK, DELUDE and condition.

The dkms package will automatically compile and install the kernel modules for your current kernel version.

There are three methods to install xtables-addons-dkms 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 xtables-addons-dkms 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-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xtables-addons-dkms

Install xtables-addons-dkms Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xtables-addons-dkms using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xtables-addons-dkms

Install xtables-addons-dkms 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 xtables-addons-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xtables-addons-dkms

How To Uninstall xtables-addons-dkms on Debian 12

To uninstall only the xtables-addons-dkms package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xtables-addons-dkms

Uninstall xtables-addons-dkms And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xtables-addons-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtables-addons-dkms

Remove xtables-addons-dkms Configurations and Data

To remove xtables-addons-dkms configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xtables-addons-dkms

Remove xtables-addons-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xtables-addons-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xtables-addons-dkms

Dependencies

xtables-addons-dkms have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xtables-addons-dkms package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.