How To Install python-networking-ovs-dpdk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-networking-ovs-dpdk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-networking-ovs-dpdk
python-networking-ovs-dpdk is:
Neutron provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual networks. These networks connect “interfaces” from other OpenStack services (such as vNICs from Nova VMs). The Neutron API supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities, including QoS, ACLs, and network monitoring.
This package provides the Python files for the Open vSwitch DPDK ML2 mechanism driver, providing fast userspace packet processing for cloud instances.
There are three methods to install python-networking-ovs-dpdk on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-networking-ovs-dpdk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-networking-ovs-dpdk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-networking-ovs-dpdk
Install python-networking-ovs-dpdk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-networking-ovs-dpdk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-networking-ovs-dpdk
Install python-networking-ovs-dpdk 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-networking-ovs-dpdk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-networking-ovs-dpdk
How To Uninstall python-networking-ovs-dpdk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-networking-ovs-dpdk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-networking-ovs-dpdk
Uninstall python-networking-ovs-dpdk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-networking-ovs-dpdk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-networking-ovs-dpdk
Remove python-networking-ovs-dpdk Configurations and Data
To remove python-networking-ovs-dpdk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-networking-ovs-dpdk
Remove python-networking-ovs-dpdk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-networking-ovs-dpdk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-networking-ovs-dpdk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-networking-ovs-dpdk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
