How To Install dpdk-pdump on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install dpdk

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is dpdk-pdump and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install dpdk-pdump on Ubuntu 21.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install dpdk-pdump using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt -y install dpdk

Install dpdk-pdump using apt

Because dpdk-pdump is available in Ubuntu 21.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dpdk

Install dpdk-pdump 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 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install dpdk-pdump by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dpdk

How to upgrade (update) a single package dpdk-pdump using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the dpdk-pdump, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install dpdk

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install dpdk

How To Uninstall dpdk-pdump from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the dpdk-pdump package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dpdk

Uninstall dpdk-pdump and all its dependencies

To uninstall dpdk-pdump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpdk

Remove dpdk-pdump with all configurations and data

To remove dpdk-pdump configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dpdk

Remove dpdk-pdump completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to dpdk-pdump package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpdk

Extra info and code examples

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 runtime environment to run DPDK applications.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install dpdk-pdump using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the dpdk-pdump from Ubuntu 21.04.

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