How To Install openvswitch-testcontroller on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvswitch-testcontroller on Debian 9. openvswitch-testcontroller is Simple controller for testing OpenFlow setups

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvswitch-testcontroller on Debian 9.

What is openvswitch-testcontroller

openvswitch-testcontroller is:

This controller enables OpenFlow switches that connect to it to act as MAC-learning Ethernet switches. It can be used for initial testing of OpenFlow networks. It is not a necessary or desirable part of a production OpenFlow deployment.

There are three methods to install openvswitch-testcontroller 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 openvswitch-testcontroller 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-testcontroller using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openvswitch-testcontroller

Install openvswitch-testcontroller Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openvswitch-testcontroller using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openvswitch-testcontroller

Install openvswitch-testcontroller 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 openvswitch-testcontroller using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openvswitch-testcontroller

How To Uninstall openvswitch-testcontroller on Debian 9

To uninstall only the openvswitch-testcontroller package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openvswitch-testcontroller

Uninstall openvswitch-testcontroller And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openvswitch-testcontroller and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openvswitch-testcontroller

Remove openvswitch-testcontroller Configurations and Data

To remove openvswitch-testcontroller configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openvswitch-testcontroller

Remove openvswitch-testcontroller configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove openvswitch-testcontroller configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openvswitch-testcontroller

Dependencies

openvswitch-testcontroller have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvswitch-testcontroller package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.