Re: Arch Linux stuck on legacy iptables by default

[Lone_Wolf <lone_wolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 18-10-2024 08:35, Jaron Kent-Dobias wrote:

> On Thursday, 17
>       October 2024 at 21:16 (-0500), David C. Rankin wrote: 
> > On 10/17/24 6:44 AM, Jaron Kent-Dobias
> >         wrote:
> >         
> >         If nftables automatically uninstalls iptables as an indirect
> >         dependency, then no, the default should not change. That would
> >         seem to break every Arch system currently using iptables.
> >         
> >       
>       
>       It doesn't. 
>       
> > # pacman -Si nftables
> >         
> >         Name            : nftables
> >         
> >         [...]
> >         
> >         Conflicts With  : None
> >         
> >         Replaces        : None
> >         
> >         [...]
> >         
> >       
>       
>       Jaron 
>

It's iptables-nft that would likely become the new default, existing iptables installs should not be affected.

> $ pacman -Qi iptables-nft  

    >
        >Name            : iptables-nft
      
      
      >
        Provides        :
        libip4tc.so=2-64  libip6tc.so=2-64  libipq.so=0-64
         libxtables.so=12-64  iptables  arptables  ebtables
      
      >
        Conflicts With  : iptables
         arptables  ebtables

> Replaces        : None

LW