How To Install librte-net21 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net21 on Kali Linux. librte-net21 is Data Plane Development Kit (librte-net runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net21 on Kali Linux.

What is librte-net21

librte-net21 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.

The librte-net library is a collection of IP protocol definitions and convenience macros. It is based on code from the FreeBSD* IP stack and contains protocol numbers (for use in IP headers), IP-related macros, IPv4/IPv6 header structures and TCP, UDP and SCTP header structures.

There are three methods to install librte-net21 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-net21 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-net21 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librte-net21

Install librte-net21 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librte-net21 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librte-net21

Install librte-net21 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-net21 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librte-net21

How To Uninstall librte-net21 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the librte-net21 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librte-net21

Uninstall librte-net21 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librte-net21 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-net21

Remove librte-net21 Configurations and Data

To remove librte-net21 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librte-net21

Remove librte-net21 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librte-net21 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-net21

Dependencies

librte-net21 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-net21 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.