How to Install and Uninstall vde2 Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "vde2" package

Please follow the steps below to install vde2 on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                vde2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "vde2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall vde2 on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                vde2
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vde2 package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package vde2:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : vde2
Version : 2.3.2+svn587-4.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 789.8 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : vde2-2.3.2+svn587-4.1.src
Upstream URL : http://vde.sourceforge.net/
Summary : Virtual Distributed Ethernet
Description :
VDE is a virtual network that can be spawned over a set of physical
computer over the Internet
VDE connects together:
(1) real GNU-linux boxes (tuntap)
(2) virtual machines: UML-User Mode Linux, qemu, bochs, MPS.
VDE can be used:
(i) to create a general purpose tunnel (every protocol that runs
on a Ethernet can be put into the tunnel)
(ii) to connect a set of virtual machine to the Internet with no
need of free access of tuntap
(iii) to support mobility: a VDE can stay interconnected despite
of the change of virtual cables, i.e. the change of IP addresses
and interface in the real world