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diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm index e1fd5ae806..238398e84a 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm @@ -1111,14 +1111,17 @@ external rate conversion.") #:configure-flags ; add $libdir to the RUNPATH of executables (list (string-append "LDFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath=" %output "/lib")))) (home-page "https://www.netfilter.org/projects/iptables/index.html") - (synopsis "Program to configure the Linux IP packet filtering rules") + (synopsis "Programs to configure Linux IP packet filtering rules") (description - "iptables is the userspace command line program used to configure the -Linux 2.4.x and later IPv4 packet filtering ruleset (firewall). It is targeted at -system administrators. Since Network Address Translation is also configured -from the packet filter ruleset, iptables is used for this, too. The iptables -package also includes ip6tables. ip6tables is used for configuring the IPv6 -packet filter.") + "@command{iptables} is the user-space command line program used to +configure the Linux 2.4.x and later IPv4 packet filtering ruleset +(@dfn{firewall}), including @dfn{NAT} (Network Address Translation). + +This package also includes @command{ip6tables}, which is used to configure the +IPv6 packet filter. + +Both commands are targeted at system administrators. +") (license license:gpl2+))) (define-public ebtables |