How To Install libdpdk-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdpdk-dev on Kali Linux. libdpdk-dev is Data Plane Development Kit (basic development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdpdk-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libdpdk-dev

libdpdk-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 the basic headers and library files required to build external applications which will also require at least SSE3 support when running.

libdpdk.pc: note that CFLAGS might contain an -march flag higher than typical baseline. This is required for a number of static inline functions in the public headers.

There are three methods to install libdpdk-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdpdk-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 libdpdk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdpdk-dev

Install libdpdk-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdpdk-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdpdk-dev

Install libdpdk-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libdpdk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdpdk-dev

How To Uninstall libdpdk-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdpdk-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdpdk-dev

Uninstall libdpdk-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdpdk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdpdk-dev

Remove libdpdk-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdpdk-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdpdk-dev

Remove libdpdk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdpdk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdpdk-dev

Dependencies

libdpdk-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdpdk-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.