News draft: iptables now defaults to the nft backend
2 Apr
2026
2 Apr
'26
8:56 a.m.
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. -- Regards, Felix Yan
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