How To Install libvde-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvde-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libvde-dev
libvde-dev is:
VDE is a virtual switch that can connect multiple virtual machines together, both local and remote.
Components of the VDE architecture are VDE switches (virtual counterpart of ethernet switches) and VDE cables (virtual counterpart of a crossed-cable used to connect two switches).
This package contains the development files for libvde
There are three methods to install libvde-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvde-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvde-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvde-dev
Install libvde-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvde-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvde-dev
Install libvde-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libvde-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvde-dev
How To Uninstall libvde-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libvde-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvde-dev
Uninstall libvde-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvde-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvde-dev
Remove libvde-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvde-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvde-dev
Remove libvde-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvde-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvde-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvde-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.