How To Install librte-meta-allpmds on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-allpmds on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is librte-meta-allpmds
librte-meta-allpmds is:
DPDK is a set of libraries for fast packet processing. Applications run in user-space and communicate directly with dedicated network interfaces.
This is a metapackage to pull in all poll mode drivers produced by DPDK.
There are three methods to install librte-meta-allpmds on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librte-meta-allpmds Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-meta-allpmds using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-meta-allpmds
Install librte-meta-allpmds Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-meta-allpmds using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-meta-allpmds
Install librte-meta-allpmds 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 librte-meta-allpmds using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-meta-allpmds
How To Uninstall librte-meta-allpmds on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the librte-meta-allpmds package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-meta-allpmds
Uninstall librte-meta-allpmds And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-meta-allpmds and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-meta-allpmds
Remove librte-meta-allpmds Configurations and Data
To remove librte-meta-allpmds configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-meta-allpmds
Remove librte-meta-allpmds configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-meta-allpmds configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-meta-allpmds
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-allpmds package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.