How To Install librte-net-null22 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net-null22 on Ubuntu 22.04. librte-net-null22 is Data Plane Development Kit (librte-net-null runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net-null22 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is librte-net-null22

librte-net-null22 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-net-null.

There are three methods to install librte-net-null22 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-net-null22 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-net-null22 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librte-net-null22

Install librte-net-null22 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librte-net-null22 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librte-net-null22

Install librte-net-null22 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-net-null22 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librte-net-null22

How To Uninstall librte-net-null22 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the librte-net-null22 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librte-net-null22

Uninstall librte-net-null22 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librte-net-null22 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-net-null22

Remove librte-net-null22 Configurations and Data

To remove librte-net-null22 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librte-net-null22

Remove librte-net-null22 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librte-net-null22 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-net-null22

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net-null22 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.