How To Install dpdk on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk on CentOS 7. dpdk is Set of libraries and drivers for fast packet processing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk on CentOS 7.

What is dpdk

The Data Plane Development Kit is a set of libraries and drivers for fast packet processing in the user space.

We can use yum or dnf to install dpdk on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dpdk.

Install dpdk on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install dpdk using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dpdk

Install dpdk on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install dpdk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dpdk

How To Uninstall dpdk on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the dpdk package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dpdk

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.