How To Install xdp-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdp-tools
on Debian 12.
What is xdp-tools
xdp-tools is:
Library for working with the eXpress Data Path facility of the Linux kernel, and a collection of utilities and example code that uses the library.
This package provides tools for the xdp ecosystem.
There are three methods to install xdp-tools
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 xdp-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xdp-tools
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xdp-tools
Install xdp-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xdp-tools
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xdp-tools
Install xdp-tools 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 xdp-tools
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xdp-tools
How To Uninstall xdp-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xdp-tools
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xdp-tools
Uninstall xdp-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xdp-tools
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdp-tools
Remove xdp-tools Configurations and Data
To remove xdp-tools
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xdp-tools
Remove xdp-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xdp-tools
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdp-tools
Dependencies
xdp-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xdp-tools
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.