Public bug reported: When upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04 the symbolic links in /sbin are removed.
Before upgrade # ls -al /sbin/ip*tables* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Nov 12 2017 /sbin/ip6tables -> xtables-multi lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Nov 12 2017 /sbin/ip6tables-restore -> xtables-multi lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Nov 12 2017 /sbin/ip6tables-save -> xtables-multi lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Nov 12 2017 /sbin/iptables -> xtables-multi lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Nov 12 2017 /sbin/iptables-restore -> xtables-multi lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Nov 12 2017 /sbin/iptables-save -> xtables-multi # dpkg -S /sbin/ip*tables* iptables: /sbin/ip6tables iptables: /sbin/ip6tables-restore iptables: /sbin/ip6tables-save iptables: /sbin/iptables iptables: /sbin/iptables-restore iptables: /sbin/iptables-save After upgrade # ls -al /sbin/ip*tables* ls: cannot access '/sbin/ip*tables*': No such file or directory ** Affects: iptables (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1966133 Title: /sbin/ip*tables* symbolic links removed when upgrading from 18.04 to 20.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/iptables/+bug/1966133/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs