How To Install xtables-addons-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtables-addons-dkms on Ubuntu 18.04.
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. Extensions includes new targets like TEE, TARPIT, CHAOS, or modules like geoip and account.
The dkms package will automatically compile the driver for your current kernel version.
There are three methods to install xtables-addons-dkms 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtables-addons-dkms package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
