How To Install libvdeplug2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdeplug2 on Kali Linux. libvdeplug2 is Virtual Distributed Ethernet - Plug library

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.