How To Install dpdk-tools on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk-tools on CentOS 7. dpdk-tools is Tools for setting up Data Plane Development Kit environment

Introduction

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

What is dpdk-tools

Tools for setting up Data Plane Development Kit environment

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

Install dpdk-tools 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-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dpdk-tools

Install dpdk-tools 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-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dpdk-tools

How To Uninstall dpdk-tools on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove dpdk-tools

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Summary

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