How To Install librte-meta-raw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-raw on Kali Linux. librte-meta-raw is Data Plane Development Kit (raw libraries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-raw on Kali Linux.

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 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-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 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 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-meta-raw package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.