How To Install librte-pmd-pcap1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-pmd-pcap1 on Debian 9.
What is librte-pmd-pcap1
librte-pmd-pcap1 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_pmd_pcap.
There are three methods to install librte-pmd-pcap1 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-pmd-pcap1 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-pmd-pcap1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-pmd-pcap1
Install librte-pmd-pcap1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-pmd-pcap1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-pmd-pcap1
Install librte-pmd-pcap1 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-pmd-pcap1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-pmd-pcap1
How To Uninstall librte-pmd-pcap1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the librte-pmd-pcap1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-pmd-pcap1
Uninstall librte-pmd-pcap1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-pmd-pcap1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-pmd-pcap1
Remove librte-pmd-pcap1 Configurations and Data
To remove librte-pmd-pcap1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-pmd-pcap1
Remove librte-pmd-pcap1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-pmd-pcap1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-pmd-pcap1
Dependencies
librte-pmd-pcap1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-pmd-pcap1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
