How To Install libvdeplug2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdeplug2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvdeplug2
libvdeplug2 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 a library that makes programs able to connect to a local VDE switch. The simplest one is vde_plug, contained in the vde2 package.
There are three methods to install libvdeplug2 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 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 libvdeplug2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvdeplug2
How To Uninstall libvdeplug2 on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvdeplug2
Remove libvdeplug2 Configurations and Data
To remove libvdeplug2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdeplug2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
