How To Install networking-mlnx-eswitchd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install networking-mlnx-eswitchd on Kali Linux.
What is networking-mlnx-eswitchd
networking-mlnx-eswitchd is:
Neutron is a virtual network service for Openstack, and a part of Netstack. Just like OpenStack Nova provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual servers, Neutron provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual networks. These networks connect “interfaces” from other OpenStack services (e.g., virtual NICs from Nova VMs). The Neutron API supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities (e.g., QoS, ACLs, network monitoring, etc.)
This package provides the Mellanox eswitchd.
There are three methods to install networking-mlnx-eswitchd 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 networking-mlnx-eswitchd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install networking-mlnx-eswitchd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install networking-mlnx-eswitchdInstall networking-mlnx-eswitchd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install networking-mlnx-eswitchd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install networking-mlnx-eswitchdInstall networking-mlnx-eswitchd 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install networking-mlnx-eswitchd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install networking-mlnx-eswitchdHow To Uninstall networking-mlnx-eswitchd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the networking-mlnx-eswitchd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove networking-mlnx-eswitchdUninstall networking-mlnx-eswitchd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall networking-mlnx-eswitchd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove networking-mlnx-eswitchdRemove networking-mlnx-eswitchd Configurations and Data
To remove networking-mlnx-eswitchd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge networking-mlnx-eswitchdRemove networking-mlnx-eswitchd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove networking-mlnx-eswitchd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge networking-mlnx-eswitchdDependencies
networking-mlnx-eswitchd have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install networking-mlnx-eswitchd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.