Re: How to upgrade iptables

[Askar Ali Khan <askarali@gmail.com>]

yes use the same method if for remving iptable (binary package) you
used to installed it for example if it is RH or FC then use rpm -e
iptables or removepkg iptables (for slack)
and other method for other distros.
:)


On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 16:02:37 +0100, Antony Stone
<antony@soft-solutions.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday 29 June 2004 3:44 pm, boka wrote:
> 
> > Hi !
> >
> > After sucessfully build of new version of iptables, i have checked if
> > the rules are ok to new version. My previous version was 1.2.10.
> 
> Did you previously build 1.2.10 on your system in the same way?
> 
> If not (eg: if you installed one from a package manager, and you build the
> other from source), then you may have two different binaries (plus various
> bits of libraries) in more than one place on your system.
> 
> As a quick check, what does "whereis iptables" suggest?
> 
> For a longer list of files involved, see whether "locate iptables" seems to
> show duplicates etc.
> 
> If you do have more than one version installed, I suggest removing the older
> one (using the same method as was used to install it), and then reinstalling
> the new one.
> 
> If you built them both from source, make sure the install paths are the same
> on both occasions.
> 
> I've commonly seen iptables in either /sbin or /usr/sbin, and sometimes even
> /usr/local/sbin
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Antony.
> 
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