Install nftables
Installing nftables package on Debian Unstable (Sid) is as easy as running the following command on terminal:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nftables
nftables package information
| distro | Debian Unstable (Sid) |
|---|---|
| section | Main |
| name | nftables |
| version | 0.5+snapshot20151106-1 |
| description | Program to control packet filtering rules by Netfilter project |
| subsection | net |
| website | netfilter.org |
| maintainer | Arturo Borrero Gonzalez |
Uninstall nftables
To remove just nftables package itself from Debian Unstable (Sid) execute on terminal:
sudo apt-get remove nftables
Uninstall nftables and it’s dependent packages
To remove the nftables package and any other dependant package which are no longer needed from Debian Sid.
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove nftables
Purging nftables
If you also want to delete configuration and/or data files of nftables from Debian Sid then this will work:
sudo apt-get purge nftables
To delete configuration and/or data files of nftables and it’s dependencies from Debian Sid then execute:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove nftables
