How To Install librte-net1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net1 on Debian 9.
What is librte-net1
librte-net1 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.
The librte_net library is a collection of IP protocol definitions and convenience macros. It is based on code from the FreeBSD* IP stack and contains protocol numbers (for use in IP headers), IP-related macros, IPv4/IPv6 header structures and TCP, UDP and SCTP header structures.
There are three methods to install librte-net1 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-net1 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-net1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-net1
Install librte-net1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-net1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-net1
Install librte-net1 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-net1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-net1
How To Uninstall librte-net1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the librte-net1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-net1
Uninstall librte-net1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-net1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-net1
Remove librte-net1 Configurations and Data
To remove librte-net1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-net1
Remove librte-net1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-net1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-net1
Dependencies
librte-net1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
