How To Install librte-meta-common on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-common on Debian 12.
What is librte-meta-common
librte-meta-common is:
DPDK is a set of libraries for fast packet processing. Applications run in user-space and communicate directly with dedicated network interfaces.
This is a metapackage to pull in all the librte common libraries.
There are three methods to install librte-meta-common on Debian 12. 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-meta-common 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-meta-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-meta-common
Install librte-meta-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-meta-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-meta-common
Install librte-meta-common 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-meta-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-meta-common
How To Uninstall librte-meta-common on Debian 12
To uninstall only the librte-meta-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-meta-common
Uninstall librte-meta-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-meta-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-meta-common
Remove librte-meta-common Configurations and Data
To remove librte-meta-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-meta-common
Remove librte-meta-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-meta-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-meta-common
Dependencies
librte-meta-common have the following dependencies:
- librte-common-cnxk23
- librte-common-cpt23
- librte-common-dpaax23
- librte-common-iavf23
- librte-common-idpf23
- librte-common-mlx5-23
- librte-common-octeontx23
- librte-common-qat23
- librte-common-sfc-efx23
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
