How To Install libvdeplug-vlan on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdeplug-vlan on Debian 12.
What is libvdeplug-vlan
libvdeplug-vlan is:
This libvdeplug nested plugin module implements VLANs (802.1q). With this plugin VLANs are implemented in a distributed fashion. The tagging (and untagging) of the packets is done, not by the switch, but by the plugin (attached to the VM).
There are three methods to install libvdeplug-vlan 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 libvdeplug-vlan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvdeplug-vlan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvdeplug-vlan
Install libvdeplug-vlan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvdeplug-vlan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvdeplug-vlan
Install libvdeplug-vlan 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 libvdeplug-vlan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvdeplug-vlan
How To Uninstall libvdeplug-vlan on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libvdeplug-vlan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvdeplug-vlan
Uninstall libvdeplug-vlan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvdeplug-vlan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvdeplug-vlan
Remove libvdeplug-vlan Configurations and Data
To remove libvdeplug-vlan configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvdeplug-vlan
Remove libvdeplug-vlan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvdeplug-vlan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvdeplug-vlan
Dependencies
libvdeplug-vlan have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdeplug-vlan package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
