> Hi > > Just got a new server replacing another server. > I had to use iptables to protect it until I could move a hardware firewall > from the old server to the new server. > > Now I am trying to delete iptables but it wants to delete lots of other > dependency packages, e.g. sendmail, cyrus-sasl and even plymouth. > > Can I just use "force" and "no-dependecies" to get rid of it? > Are there other implications I do not know about? There is no need to remove iptables, just remove iptables-services. That should deactivate any loading of rules from what I understand. Regards, Simon