How To Install dpdk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dpdk-dev
dpdk-dev 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 examples and the upstream build environment. It is not strictly required in order to build external applications.
There are three methods to install dpdk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dpdk-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dpdk-dev
Install dpdk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dpdk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dpdk-dev
Install dpdk-dev 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 dpdk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dpdk-dev
How To Uninstall dpdk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dpdk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dpdk-dev
Uninstall dpdk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dpdk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpdk-dev
Remove dpdk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove dpdk-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dpdk-dev
Remove dpdk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dpdk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpdk-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
