How To Install nfct on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfct on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is nfct
nfct is:
nfct is the command line tool that allows you to manipulate the Netfilter’s Connection Tracking System.
By now, the supported subsystem is timeout.
There are three methods to install nfct on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nfct Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nfct using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nfct
Install nfct Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nfct using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nfct
Install nfct 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 nfct using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nfct
How To Uninstall nfct on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the nfct package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nfct
Uninstall nfct And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nfct and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nfct
Remove nfct Configurations and Data
To remove nfct configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nfct
Remove nfct configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nfct configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nfct
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nfct package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
