How To Install dpdk-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. dpdk-doc is Data Plane Development Kit (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is dpdk-doc

dpdk-doc 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 the complete set of documentation and guides.

There are three methods to install dpdk-doc 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 dpdk-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dpdk-doc

Install dpdk-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dpdk-doc

Install dpdk-doc 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 dpdk-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dpdk-doc

How To Uninstall dpdk-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove dpdk-doc

Uninstall dpdk-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dpdk-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpdk-doc

Remove dpdk-doc Configurations and Data

To remove dpdk-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dpdk-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpdk-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.