How to Install and Uninstall dpdk Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "dpdk" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dpdk on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dpdk
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dpdk" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall dpdk on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dpdk
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dpdk package on Kali Linux

Package: dpdk
Version: 23.11-1
Installed-Size: 105
Maintainer: Debian DPDK Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: dpdk-dev (<< 18.11)
Depends: pci.ids | hwdata, pciutils, procps, python3:any
Recommends: librte-mempool24, librte-mempool-ring24, librte-net-af-packet24, librte-net-bond24, librte-net-e1000-24, librte-net-fm10k24, librte-net-i40e24, librte-net-ixgbe24, librte-net-mlx4-24, librte-net-mlx5-24, librte-net-netvsc24, librte-net-pcap24, librte-net-tap24, librte-net-thunderx24, librte-net-vdev-netvsc24, librte-net-vhost24, librte-net-virtio24, librte-net-vmxnet3-24, python3-pyelftools
Suggests: dpdk-doc, dpdk-kmods-dkms, librte-meta-baseband, librte-meta-bus, librte-meta-common, librte-meta-compress, librte-meta-crypto, librte-meta-dma, librte-meta-event, librte-meta-mempool, librte-meta-net, librte-meta-raw, librte-meta-allpmds
Breaks: dpdk-dev (<< 18.11-4~)
Size: 30228
SHA256: 3d025688714eafe353e47b438fcdbf2d78261de8f6ad609b8d83cc53cdd4a597
SHA1: a29d01057085f2bd08fd1341637ed7d06c1558ad
MD5sum: 1f984457f0b79d0efdcada0d487ee2d1
Description: Data Plane Development Kit (runtime)
DPDK is a set of libraries for fast packet processing. Applications run
in user-space and communicate directly with dedicated network interfaces.
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This package contains the runtime environment to run DPDK applications.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.dpdk.org
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dpdk/dpdk_23.11-1_amd64.deb