How To Install librte-net-tap22 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net-tap22 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is librte-net-tap22
librte-net-tap22 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-tap.
There are three methods to install librte-net-tap22 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-tap22 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-tap22 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-net-tap22
Install librte-net-tap22 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-net-tap22 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-net-tap22
Install librte-net-tap22 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-tap22 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-net-tap22
How To Uninstall librte-net-tap22 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the librte-net-tap22 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-net-tap22
Uninstall librte-net-tap22 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-net-tap22 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-tap22
Remove librte-net-tap22 Configurations and Data
To remove librte-net-tap22 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-net-tap22
Remove librte-net-tap22 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-net-tap22 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-net-tap22
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net-tap22 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.