How To Install libvdeplug2 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdeplug2
on Kali Linux.
What is libvdeplug2
libvdeplug2 is:
VDE provides a versatile support to create Ethernet compliant virtual networks. The vdeplug library, like an ethernet plug, can be used to connect virtual machines, namespaces, IoTh (Internet of Threads) processes or VDE utility commands to virtual networks.
This library uses plug-ins to support several VDE implementations and to be open to new developments in virtual networking.
Several plugins are included as standard extensions of the library, e.g.:
- vde: connect to legacy vde_switch (provided by vde2) or to virtual networking sockets, see below
- vxvde: this plug-in implements distributed virtual switches (implementation of a Local Area Cloud)
- tap: connect to a tuntap interface
- udp: udp tunnelling
- ptp: point to point connection
- vxlan: the plug becomes a vxlan’s VTEP
- cmd: stream the network flow to a command A plug can provide virtual networking sockets where other plug can be connected (using the vde plugin)
- hub: the plug implements a hub
- switch: the plug implements a switch
This package contains a modular library and a set of plugins supporting several VDE implementations
There are three methods to install libvdeplug2
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 libvdeplug2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvdeplug2
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvdeplug2
Install libvdeplug2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvdeplug2
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvdeplug2
Install libvdeplug2 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 libvdeplug2
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvdeplug2
How To Uninstall libvdeplug2 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvdeplug2
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvdeplug2
Uninstall libvdeplug2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvdeplug2
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvdeplug2
Remove libvdeplug2 Configurations and Data
To remove libvdeplug2
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvdeplug2
Remove libvdeplug2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvdeplug2
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvdeplug2
Dependencies
libvdeplug2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdeplug2
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.