On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 02:47:00PM +0200, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > Am 11.08.22 um 14:39 schrieb Phil Sutter: > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 01:13:13PM +0200, Reindl Harald wrote: > >> Am 11.08.22 um 12:46 schrieb Phil Sutter: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 03:49:41PM +0800, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: > >>>> Subject: Upgrading iptables firewall on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 > >>>> > >>>> Good day from Singapore, > >>>> > >>>> The following RPM packages are installed on my Red Hat Enterprise > >>>> Linux 9.0 virtual machine. > >>>> > >>>> iptables-libs-1.8.7-28.el9.x86_64 > >>>> iptables-nft-1.8.7-28.el9.x86_64 > >>>> > >>>> Is it possible to upgrade iptables firewall to the latest version 1.8.8? > >>> > >>> Of course, just download iptables tarball from netfilter.org[1] and > >>> compile it yourself! ;) > >> > >> besides that it's a terrible idea to randomly overwrite distro files > >> one should have explained the OP that the actual firewall lives in the > >> kernel > > > > I didn't suggest "to randomly overwrite distro files". > > download and compile it yourself leads in exactly that Not at all: One has to *install* it and even pass --prefix to configure, otherwise binaries end in /usr/local and nothing's overwritten. One may even use 'make uninstall' to get rid of the stuff again. > >> so this update is pretty pointless unless you have to fix a specific > >> problem in the userland component > > > > We don't know why OP wants v1.8.8. That aside, RHEL9 kernel is pretty > > recent. > it don't matter how recent it is > > when one writes "Upgrading iptables firewall" he pretty sure don't > understand that the firewall itself is in the kernel and not in the > iptables-packages That same person mentions RPMs and explicitly requests a user space package version upgrade. I really think you're interpreting too much into that initial email. Besides that, if you see a lack of crucial information, why don't you chime in and fill that gap instead of pointlessly discussing how my response may or may not cause harm? I may be an idiot who likes to troll people, but who are you choosing to point that out instead of investing the time helping those you're trying to defend? Cheers, Phil
