How To Install librte-mbuf2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-mbuf2 on Debian 9.
What is librte-mbuf2
librte-mbuf2 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_mbuf.
There are three methods to install librte-mbuf2 on Debian 9. 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-mbuf2 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-mbuf2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-mbuf2
Install librte-mbuf2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-mbuf2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-mbuf2
Install librte-mbuf2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-mbuf2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-mbuf2
How To Uninstall librte-mbuf2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the librte-mbuf2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-mbuf2
Uninstall librte-mbuf2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-mbuf2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-mbuf2
Remove librte-mbuf2 Configurations and Data
To remove librte-mbuf2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-mbuf2
Remove librte-mbuf2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-mbuf2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-mbuf2
Dependencies
librte-mbuf2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-mbuf2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
