How To Install librte-meta-raw on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-raw on Debian 12.
What is librte-meta-raw
librte-meta-raw 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 raw libraries.
There are three methods to install librte-meta-raw 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-raw 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-raw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librte-meta-raw
Install librte-meta-raw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librte-meta-raw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librte-meta-raw
Install librte-meta-raw 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-raw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librte-meta-raw
How To Uninstall librte-meta-raw on Debian 12
To uninstall only the librte-meta-raw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librte-meta-raw
Uninstall librte-meta-raw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librte-meta-raw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-meta-raw
Remove librte-meta-raw Configurations and Data
To remove librte-meta-raw configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librte-meta-raw
Remove librte-meta-raw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librte-meta-raw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-meta-raw
Dependencies
librte-meta-raw have the following dependencies:
- librte-raw-cnxk-bphy23
- librte-raw-cnxk-gpio23
- librte-raw-dpaa2-cmdif23
- librte-raw-ifpga23
- librte-raw-ntb23
- librte-raw-skeleton23
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-raw package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
