How To Install ovn-doc on Debian 12

Learn how to install ovn-doc on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ovn-doc is OVN documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ovn-doc on Debian 12.

What is ovn-doc

ovn-doc is:

OVN, the Open Virtual Network, is a system to support virtual network abstraction. OVN complements the existing capabilities of OVS to add native support for virtual network abstractions, such as virtual L2 and L3 overlays and security groups.

This package provides documentation for configuration and use of OVN.

There are three methods to install ovn-doc 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 ovn-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ovn-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ovn-doc

Install ovn-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ovn-doc

Install ovn-doc 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 ovn-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ovn-doc

How To Uninstall ovn-doc on Debian 12

To uninstall only the ovn-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ovn-doc

Uninstall ovn-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ovn-doc

Remove ovn-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ovn-doc

Remove ovn-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ovn-doc

Dependencies

ovn-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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