How To Install networking-mlnx-common on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install networking-mlnx-common on Ubuntu 22.04. networking-mlnx-common is OpenStack virtual network service - Mellanox plugin common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install networking-mlnx-common on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is networking-mlnx-common

networking-mlnx-common is:

Neutron provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual networks. These networks connect “interfaces” from other OpenStack services (such as vNICs from Nova VMs). The Neutron API supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities, including QoS, ACLs, and network monitoring.

This package provides the Mellanox plugin common files.

There are three methods to install networking-mlnx-common 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 networking-mlnx-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install networking-mlnx-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install networking-mlnx-common

Install networking-mlnx-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install networking-mlnx-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install networking-mlnx-common

Install networking-mlnx-common 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 networking-mlnx-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install networking-mlnx-common

How To Uninstall networking-mlnx-common on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the networking-mlnx-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove networking-mlnx-common

Uninstall networking-mlnx-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall networking-mlnx-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove networking-mlnx-common

Remove networking-mlnx-common Configurations and Data

To remove networking-mlnx-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge networking-mlnx-common

Remove networking-mlnx-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove networking-mlnx-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge networking-mlnx-common

References

Summary

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