How To Install librte-net-af-xdp21 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net-af-xdp21 on Kali Linux.

What is librte-net-af-xdp21

librte-net-af-xdp21 is:

DPDK is a set of libraries for fast packet processing. Applications run in user-space and communicate directly with dedicated network interfaces.

This package contains the runtime libraries for librte-net-af-xdp. AF_XDP is an address family that is optimized for high performance packet processing. AF_XDP sockets enable the possibility for XDP program to redirect packets to a memory buffer in userspace.

There are three methods to install librte-net-af-xdp21 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-net-af-xdp21 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-net-af-xdp21 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librte-net-af-xdp21

Install librte-net-af-xdp21 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librte-net-af-xdp21 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librte-net-af-xdp21

Install librte-net-af-xdp21 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-net-af-xdp21 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librte-net-af-xdp21

How To Uninstall librte-net-af-xdp21 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the librte-net-af-xdp21 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librte-net-af-xdp21

Uninstall librte-net-af-xdp21 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librte-net-af-xdp21 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-net-af-xdp21

Remove librte-net-af-xdp21 Configurations and Data

To remove librte-net-af-xdp21 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librte-net-af-xdp21

Remove librte-net-af-xdp21 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librte-net-af-xdp21 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-net-af-xdp21

Dependencies

librte-net-af-xdp21 have the following dependencies:

• libbpf0

References

• librte-net-af-xdp21 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net-af-xdp21 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.