How To Install vde2 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vde2
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is vde2
vde2 is:
VDE is a virtual switch that can connect multiple virtual machines together, both local and remote.
Components of the VDE architecture are VDE switches (virtual counterpart of ethernet switches) and VDE cables (virtual counterpart of a crossed-cable used to connect two switches).
VDE 2 includes:
- switch management both from console and from a “unix socket terminal”
- VLAN 801.1q
- FSTP (fast spanning tree)
- distributed cable manager using a blowfish encrypted channel
Examples of VDE uses:
- With VDE it is possible to create a virtual network of QEMU machines running on several real computer
- VDE can be used to create tunnels (even crossing masqueraded networks)
- VDE can provide mobility support
The VDE also provides bi-directional pipe command (dpipe) and remote terminal for unix sockets (unixterm).
The Debian package provides a nice extension for /etc/network/interfaces file for easy set up.
There are three methods to install vde2
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install vde2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vde2
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vde2
Install vde2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vde2
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vde2
Install vde2 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 vde2
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vde2
How To Uninstall vde2 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the vde2
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vde2
Uninstall vde2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vde2
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vde2
Remove vde2 Configurations and Data
To remove vde2
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vde2
Remove vde2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vde2
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vde2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vde2
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.