How To Install libxdp-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libxdp-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libxdp-dev is library and utilities for use with XDP - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdp-dev on Debian 12.

What is libxdp-dev

libxdp-dev is:

Library for working with the eXpress Data Path facility of the Linux kernel, and a collection of utilities and example code that uses the library.

This package provides the development files for libxdp1.

There are three methods to install libxdp-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libxdp-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 libxdp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxdp-dev

Install libxdp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxdp-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxdp-dev

Install libxdp-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libxdp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxdp-dev

How To Uninstall libxdp-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libxdp-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxdp-dev

Uninstall libxdp-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxdp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdp-dev

Remove libxdp-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libxdp-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxdp-dev

Remove libxdp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxdp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdp-dev

Dependencies

libxdp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdp-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.