How To Install openvswitch-doc on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvswitch-doc
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is openvswitch-doc
openvswitch-doc is:
Open vSwitch is a production quality, multilayer, software-based, Ethernet virtual switch. It is designed to enable massive network automation through programmatic extension, while still supporting standard management interfaces and protocols (e.g. NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, SPAN, RSPAN, CLI, LACP, 802.1ag). In addition, it is designed to support distribution across multiple physical servers similar to VMware’s vNetwork distributed vswitch or Cisco’s Nexus 1000V.
This package provides documentation for configuration and use of Open vSwitch.
There are three methods to install openvswitch-doc
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 openvswitch-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openvswitch-doc
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openvswitch-doc
Install openvswitch-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openvswitch-doc
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openvswitch-doc
Install openvswitch-doc 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 openvswitch-doc
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openvswitch-doc
How To Uninstall openvswitch-doc on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the openvswitch-doc
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openvswitch-doc
Uninstall openvswitch-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openvswitch-doc
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openvswitch-doc
Remove openvswitch-doc Configurations and Data
To remove openvswitch-doc
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openvswitch-doc
Remove openvswitch-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openvswitch-doc
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openvswitch-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvswitch-doc
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.