How To Install xdp-tools on Debian 12

Learn how to install xdp-tools on Debian 12 with this tutorial. xdp-tools is library and utilities for use with XDP

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.