How to Install gufw software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install gufw software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

gufw software package provides graphical user interface for ufw, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gufw 

gufw is installed in your system.

Make ensure the gufw package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gufw *

You will get with gufw package name, version, architecture and description in a table

gufw package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Administration Utilities
Package gufw
Version 16.04.1-0ubuntu1
Description graphical user interface for ufw
Sub Section admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove gufw software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?