How To Install dpdk-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is dpdk-dev
dpdk-dev is:
DPDK is a set of libraries for fast packet processing. Applications run in user-space and communicate directly with dedicated network interfaces.
This package contains tools useful to a developer and for dpdk self tests.
Package: dpdk-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 19.11.3-0ubuntu0.2 Priority: optional Section: universe/devel Source: dpdk Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian DPDK Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 4815 Depends: libdpdk-dev (>= 19.11.3-0ubuntu0.2), libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.29), libelf1 (>= 0.131), libjansson4 (>= 2.0.1), libnuma1 (>= 2.0.11), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), librte-acl20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-bbdev0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-bitratestats20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-bpf0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-bus-dpaa20.0, librte-bus-pci20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-bus-vdev20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-cfgfile20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-cmdline20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-common-dpaax20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-compressdev0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-cryptodev20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-distributor20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-eal20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-efd20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-ethdev20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-eventdev20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-fib0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-flow-classify0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-gro20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-gso20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-hash20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-ip-frag20.0 (>= 18.11), librte-ipsec0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-kni20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-kvargs20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-latencystats20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-lpm20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-mbuf20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-member20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-mempool-dpaa20.0, librte-mempool-ring20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-mempool-stack20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-mempool20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-meter20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-metrics20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-net20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pci20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pdump20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pipeline20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-bbdev-fpga-lte-fec20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-bnxt20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-bond20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-dpaa20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-i40e20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-ixgbe20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-ring20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-skeleton-event20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-softnic20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-port20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-power20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-rawdev20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-rcu0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-reorder20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-rib0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-ring20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-sched20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-security20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-stack0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-table20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-telemetry0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-timer20.0 (>= 19.11), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Breaks: dpdk (« 18.11-4~) Replaces: dpdk (« 18.11-4) Filename: pool/universe/d/dpdk/dpdk-dev_19.11.3-0ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb Size: 950608 MD5sum: 544e48e4c49465f29606713424af8522 SHA1: d490f4734d8af684be3caf234fca5a2bb55d5c6a SHA256: 3cb87dfcc782b6389354df8b0fe8b10f36b2829da17da9364aa88f4f12a0bddc SHA512: d026e148d66b66dcfd5dc47db4245c4be59986f68b1e49596daf3a878579405ea91d168ecadd2d4b1cfb011ddd49f224eb058e68c873ffaf7583b1c1e5c441ac Homepage: https://www.dpdk.org Description-en: Data Plane Development Kit (dev tools) DPDK is a set of libraries for fast packet processing. Applications run in user-space and communicate directly with dedicated network interfaces.
This package contains tools useful to a developer and for dpdk self tests.
Package: dpdk-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 19.11.1-0ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: universe/devel Source: dpdk Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian DPDK Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 4810 Depends: libdpdk-dev (>= 19.11.1-0ubuntu1), libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.29), libelf1 (>= 0.131), libjansson4 (>= 2.0.1), libnuma1 (>= 2.0.11), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), librte-acl20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-bbdev0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-bitratestats20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-bpf0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-bus-dpaa20.0, librte-bus-pci20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-bus-vdev20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-cfgfile20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-cmdline20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-common-dpaax20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-compressdev0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-cryptodev20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-distributor20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-eal20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-efd20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-ethdev20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-eventdev20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-fib0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-flow-classify0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-gro20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-gso20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-hash20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-ip-frag20.0 (>= 18.11), librte-ipsec0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-kni20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-kvargs20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-latencystats20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-lpm20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-mbuf20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-member20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-mempool-dpaa20.0, librte-mempool-ring20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-mempool-stack20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-mempool20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-meter20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-metrics20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-net20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pci20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pdump20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pipeline20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-bbdev-fpga-lte-fec20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-bnxt20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-bond20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-dpaa20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-i40e20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-ixgbe20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-ring20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-skeleton-event20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-pmd-softnic20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-port20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-power20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-rawdev20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-rcu0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-reorder20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-rib0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-ring20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-sched20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-security20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-stack0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-table20.0 (>= 19.11), librte-telemetry0.200 (>= 19.11), librte-timer20.0 (>= 19.11), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Breaks: dpdk (« 18.11-4~) Replaces: dpdk (« 18.11-4) Filename: pool/universe/d/dpdk/dpdk-dev_19.11.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 950088 MD5sum: 9c2bc333c8c29007049d3a5870442074 SHA1: 214602ca924f65dbad94f17bd936ed8b94718f4b SHA256: 69dac2777dce4402fbcbcc318337656dfcc7c3923fc290412eed696baa124a57 Homepage: https://www.dpdk.org Description-en: Data Plane Development Kit (dev tools) DPDK is a set of libraries for fast packet processing. Applications run in user-space and communicate directly with dedicated network interfaces.
This package contains tools useful to a developer and for dpdk self tests.
There are three methods to install dpdk-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dpdk-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dpdk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dpdk-dev
Install dpdk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dpdk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dpdk-dev
Install dpdk-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dpdk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dpdk-dev
How To Uninstall dpdk-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the dpdk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dpdk-dev
Uninstall dpdk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dpdk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpdk-dev
Remove dpdk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove dpdk-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dpdk-dev
Remove dpdk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dpdk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpdk-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.