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Ubuntu 16.04.2



In a book I read that we need iptables-persistent.
The book was published in 2016.



Ok:



sudo apt install -y iptables-persistent


Everything installed. No problems so far. If I reboot the computer, iptables is still here.



Then in the book I read:



sudo service iptables-persistent start.


And I get this:



Failed to start iptables-persistent.service: Unit iptables-persistent.service not found.


Could you comment: is it acceptable behavior for Ubuntu 16.04.2?










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    Ubuntu 16.04.2



    In a book I read that we need iptables-persistent.
    The book was published in 2016.



    Ok:



    sudo apt install -y iptables-persistent


    Everything installed. No problems so far. If I reboot the computer, iptables is still here.



    Then in the book I read:



    sudo service iptables-persistent start.


    And I get this:



    Failed to start iptables-persistent.service: Unit iptables-persistent.service not found.


    Could you comment: is it acceptable behavior for Ubuntu 16.04.2?










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      Ubuntu 16.04.2



      In a book I read that we need iptables-persistent.
      The book was published in 2016.



      Ok:



      sudo apt install -y iptables-persistent


      Everything installed. No problems so far. If I reboot the computer, iptables is still here.



      Then in the book I read:



      sudo service iptables-persistent start.


      And I get this:



      Failed to start iptables-persistent.service: Unit iptables-persistent.service not found.


      Could you comment: is it acceptable behavior for Ubuntu 16.04.2?










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      Ubuntu 16.04.2



      In a book I read that we need iptables-persistent.
      The book was published in 2016.



      Ok:



      sudo apt install -y iptables-persistent


      Everything installed. No problems so far. If I reboot the computer, iptables is still here.



      Then in the book I read:



      sudo service iptables-persistent start.


      And I get this:



      Failed to start iptables-persistent.service: Unit iptables-persistent.service not found.


      Could you comment: is it acceptable behavior for Ubuntu 16.04.2?







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          It seems since Ubuntu 16.04, iptables-persistent has been replaced by netfilter-persistent. The package still exist and automatically install netfilter-persistent thanks to a dependancy. It's possible to use the following command to start the firewall.



          sudo service netfilter-persistent start





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            It seems since Ubuntu 16.04, iptables-persistent has been replaced by netfilter-persistent. The package still exist and automatically install netfilter-persistent thanks to a dependancy. It's possible to use the following command to start the firewall.



            sudo service netfilter-persistent start





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              It seems since Ubuntu 16.04, iptables-persistent has been replaced by netfilter-persistent. The package still exist and automatically install netfilter-persistent thanks to a dependancy. It's possible to use the following command to start the firewall.



              sudo service netfilter-persistent start





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                It seems since Ubuntu 16.04, iptables-persistent has been replaced by netfilter-persistent. The package still exist and automatically install netfilter-persistent thanks to a dependancy. It's possible to use the following command to start the firewall.



                sudo service netfilter-persistent start





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                It seems since Ubuntu 16.04, iptables-persistent has been replaced by netfilter-persistent. The package still exist and automatically install netfilter-persistent thanks to a dependancy. It's possible to use the following command to start the firewall.



                sudo service netfilter-persistent start






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