How To Install librte-meta-mempool on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-mempool on Debian 11.
What is librte-meta-mempool
librte-meta-mempool 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 mempool libraries.
There are three methods to install librte-meta-mempool 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-mempool 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-mempool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-meta-mempool
Install librte-meta-mempool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-meta-mempool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-meta-mempool
Install librte-meta-mempool 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-mempool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-meta-mempool
How To Uninstall librte-meta-mempool on Debian 11
To uninstall only the librte-meta-mempool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-meta-mempool
Uninstall librte-meta-mempool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-meta-mempool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-meta-mempool
Remove librte-meta-mempool Configurations and Data
To remove librte-meta-mempool configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-meta-mempool
Remove librte-meta-mempool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-meta-mempool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-meta-mempool
Dependencies
librte-meta-mempool have the following dependencies:
- librte-mempool-bucket21
- librte-mempool-dpaa2-21
- librte-mempool-dpaa21
- librte-mempool-octeontx2-21
- librte-mempool-octeontx21
- librte-mempool-ring21
- librte-mempool-stack21
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-mempool package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.