How To Install librte-meta-crypto on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-crypto on Debian 11.
What is librte-meta-crypto
librte-meta-crypto 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 crypto libraries.
There are three methods to install librte-meta-crypto on Debian 11. 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-crypto 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-crypto using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-meta-crypto
Install librte-meta-crypto Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-meta-crypto using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-meta-crypto
Install librte-meta-crypto 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 librte-meta-crypto using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-meta-crypto
How To Uninstall librte-meta-crypto on Debian 11
To uninstall only the librte-meta-crypto package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-meta-crypto
Uninstall librte-meta-crypto And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-meta-crypto and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-meta-crypto
Remove librte-meta-crypto Configurations and Data
To remove librte-meta-crypto configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-meta-crypto
Remove librte-meta-crypto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-meta-crypto configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-meta-crypto
Dependencies
librte-meta-crypto have the following dependencies:
- librte-crypto-aesni-gcm21
- librte-crypto-aesni-mb21
- librte-crypto-bcmfs21
- librte-crypto-caam-jr21
- librte-crypto-ccp21
- librte-crypto-dpaa-sec21
- librte-crypto-dpaa2-sec21
- librte-crypto-kasumi21
- librte-crypto-nitrox21
- librte-crypto-null21
- librte-crypto-octeontx2-21
- librte-crypto-octeontx21
- librte-crypto-openssl21
- librte-crypto-scheduler21
- librte-crypto-snow3g21
- librte-crypto-virtio21
- librte-crypto-zuc21
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-crypto package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.