How To Install openvswitch-vtep on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvswitch-vtep on Debian 11.
What is openvswitch-vtep
openvswitch-vtep 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, 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.
This package provides utilities that are useful to interact with a VTEP-configured database and a VTEP emulator.
There are three methods to install openvswitch-vtep on Debian 11. 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-vtep 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-vtep using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openvswitch-vtep
Install openvswitch-vtep Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openvswitch-vtep using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openvswitch-vtep
Install openvswitch-vtep 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-vtep using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openvswitch-vtep
How To Uninstall openvswitch-vtep on Debian 11
To uninstall only the openvswitch-vtep package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openvswitch-vtep
Uninstall openvswitch-vtep And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openvswitch-vtep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openvswitch-vtep
Remove openvswitch-vtep Configurations and Data
To remove openvswitch-vtep configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openvswitch-vtep
Remove openvswitch-vtep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openvswitch-vtep configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openvswitch-vtep
Dependencies
openvswitch-vtep have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvswitch-vtep package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.