How To Install librte-meta-compress on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-compress on Kali Linux.
What is librte-meta-compress
librte-meta-compress 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 the librte compress libraries.
There are three methods to install librte-meta-compress on Kali Linux. 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-compress Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install librte-meta-compress using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-meta-compressInstall librte-meta-compress Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install librte-meta-compress using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-meta-compressInstall librte-meta-compress Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install librte-meta-compress using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-meta-compressHow To Uninstall librte-meta-compress on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the librte-meta-compress package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-meta-compressUninstall librte-meta-compress And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-meta-compress and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-meta-compressRemove librte-meta-compress Configurations and Data
To remove librte-meta-compress configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-meta-compressRemove librte-meta-compress configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-meta-compress configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-meta-compressDependencies
librte-meta-compress have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-compress package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
