How To Install librte-meta-dma on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-dma on Debian 12.
What is librte-meta-dma
librte-meta-dma 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 dma libraries.
There are three methods to install librte-meta-dma on Debian 12. 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-dma 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-dma using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-meta-dma
Install librte-meta-dma Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-meta-dma using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-meta-dma
Install librte-meta-dma 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-dma using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-meta-dma
How To Uninstall librte-meta-dma on Debian 12
To uninstall only the librte-meta-dma package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-meta-dma
Uninstall librte-meta-dma And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-meta-dma and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-meta-dma
Remove librte-meta-dma Configurations and Data
To remove librte-meta-dma configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-meta-dma
Remove librte-meta-dma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-meta-dma configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-meta-dma
Dependencies
librte-meta-dma have the following dependencies:
- librte-dma-cnxk23
- librte-dma-dpaa2-23
- librte-dma-dpaa23
- librte-dma-hisilicon23
- librte-dma-idxd23
- librte-dma-ioat23
- librte-dma-skeleton23
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-dma package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
