How To Install librte-regex-octeontx2-21 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-regex-octeontx2-21 on Kali Linux. librte-regex-octeontx2-21 is Data Plane Development Kit (librte-regex-octeontx2 runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-regex-octeontx2-21 on Kali Linux.

What is librte-regex-octeontx2-21

librte-regex-octeontx2-21 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-regex-octeontx2.

There are three methods to install librte-regex-octeontx2-21 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-regex-octeontx2-21 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-regex-octeontx2-21 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librte-regex-octeontx2-21

Install librte-regex-octeontx2-21 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librte-regex-octeontx2-21 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librte-regex-octeontx2-21

Install librte-regex-octeontx2-21 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-regex-octeontx2-21 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librte-regex-octeontx2-21

How To Uninstall librte-regex-octeontx2-21 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the librte-regex-octeontx2-21 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librte-regex-octeontx2-21

Uninstall librte-regex-octeontx2-21 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librte-regex-octeontx2-21 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librte-regex-octeontx2-21

Remove librte-regex-octeontx2-21 Configurations and Data

To remove librte-regex-octeontx2-21 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librte-regex-octeontx2-21

Remove librte-regex-octeontx2-21 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librte-regex-octeontx2-21 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librte-regex-octeontx2-21

Dependencies

librte-regex-octeontx2-21 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librte-regex-octeontx2-21 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.