How To Install dpdk-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk-dev on Kali Linux. dpdk-dev is Data Plane Development Kit (dev tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk-dev on Kali Linux.

What is dpdk-dev

dpdk-dev is:

DPDK is a set of libraries for fast packet processing. Applications run in user-space and communicate directly with dedicated network interfaces.

This package contains tools useful to a developer and for dpdk self tests.

There are three methods to install dpdk-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dpdk-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dpdk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dpdk-dev

Install dpdk-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dpdk-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dpdk-dev

Install dpdk-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dpdk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dpdk-dev

How To Uninstall dpdk-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dpdk-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dpdk-dev

Uninstall dpdk-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dpdk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpdk-dev

Remove dpdk-dev Configurations and Data

To remove dpdk-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dpdk-dev

Remove dpdk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dpdk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpdk-dev

Dependencies

dpdk-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.