How To Install openvswitch-common on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvswitch-common on Debian 12.
What is openvswitch-common
openvswitch-common is:
Open vSwitch is a production quality, multilayer, software-based, Ethernet virtual switch. It is designed to enable massive network automation through programmatic extension, while still supporting standard management interfaces and protocols (e.g. NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, SPAN, RSPAN, CLI, LACP, 802.1ag). In addition, it is designed to support distribution across multiple physical servers similar to VMware’s vNetwork distributed vswitch or Cisco’s Nexus 1000V.
openvswitch-common provides components required by both openvswitch-switch and openvswitch-testcontroller.
There are three methods to install openvswitch-common 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 openvswitch-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openvswitch-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openvswitch-common
Install openvswitch-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openvswitch-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openvswitch-common
Install openvswitch-common 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 openvswitch-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openvswitch-common
How To Uninstall openvswitch-common on Debian 12
To uninstall only the openvswitch-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openvswitch-common
Uninstall openvswitch-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openvswitch-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openvswitch-common
Remove openvswitch-common Configurations and Data
To remove openvswitch-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openvswitch-common
Remove openvswitch-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openvswitch-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openvswitch-common
Dependencies
openvswitch-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvswitch-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.