How To Install ovn-docker on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ovn-docker
on Debian 12.
What is ovn-docker
ovn-docker 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.
ovn-docker provides the docker drivers for OVN.
There are three methods to install ovn-docker
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-docker 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-docker
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ovn-docker
Install ovn-docker Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ovn-docker
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ovn-docker
Install ovn-docker 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-docker
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ovn-docker
How To Uninstall ovn-docker on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ovn-docker
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ovn-docker
Uninstall ovn-docker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ovn-docker
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ovn-docker
Remove ovn-docker Configurations and Data
To remove ovn-docker
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ovn-docker
Remove ovn-docker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ovn-docker
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ovn-docker
Dependencies
ovn-docker have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ovn-docker
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.