Sunday, April 5, 2026

[arch-announce] iptables now defaults to the nft backend

The old iptables-nft package name is replaced by iptables, and the
legacy backend is available as iptables-legacy.

When switching packages (among iptables-nft, iptables, iptables-legacy),
check for .pacsave files in /etc/iptables/ and restore your rules if needed:

- /etc/iptables/iptables.rules.pacsave
- /etc/iptables/ip6tables.rules.pacsave

Most setups should work unchanged, but users relying on uncommon xtables
extensions or legacy-only behavior should test carefully and use
iptables-legacy if required.

URL: https://archlinux.org/news/iptables-now-defaults-to-the-nft-backend/

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