How To Install librte-bpf22 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-bpf22 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is librte-bpf22
librte-bpf22 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 runtime libraries for librte-bpf.
The DPDK provides an BPF library that gives the ability to load and execute Enhanced Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) bytecode within user-space dpdk application.
There are three methods to install librte-bpf22 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librte-bpf22 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-bpf22 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-bpf22
Install librte-bpf22 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-bpf22 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-bpf22
Install librte-bpf22 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 librte-bpf22 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-bpf22
How To Uninstall librte-bpf22 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the librte-bpf22 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-bpf22
Uninstall librte-bpf22 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-bpf22 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-bpf22
Remove librte-bpf22 Configurations and Data
To remove librte-bpf22 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-bpf22
Remove librte-bpf22 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-bpf22 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-bpf22
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-bpf22 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
