How To Install dpdk on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk on Debian 9.
What is dpdk
dpdk is:
DPDK is a set of libraries for fast packet processing. Applications run in user-space and communicate directly with dedicated network interfaces.
This package contains the runtime environment to run DPDK applications.
There are three methods to install dpdk 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 dpdk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dpdk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dpdk
Install dpdk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dpdk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dpdk
Install dpdk 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 dpdk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dpdk
How To Uninstall dpdk on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dpdk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dpdk
Uninstall dpdk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dpdk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpdk
Remove dpdk Configurations and Data
To remove dpdk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dpdk
Remove dpdk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dpdk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpdk
Dependencies
dpdk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.