How to Install and Uninstall dpdk Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "dpdk" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dpdk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall dpdk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dpdk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.0-0ubuntu8
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 462
Depends: libdpdk0 (= 2.2.0-0ubuntu8), lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), libc6 (>= 2.22), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libxenstore3.0 (>= 3.2.0)
Suggests: linux-image-generic
Filename: pool/main/d/dpdk/dpdk_2.2.0-0ubuntu8_amd64.deb
Size: 119970
MD5sum: dbdce644847d6eb44d1ae4f740cbec43
SHA1: 401230decbfee03c3208a234ec3829ca545d1d70
SHA256: 51c84b346a46be7cf8fbc1c47d5611215df51f06d539375cd6eb593de1da9524
SHA512: df249bac6d5e685706376d214343c019abaf2d8a13eaf6436c5fc6641a936085131b01025633ccfc2a1549ca64999af4c6cb8946a9eb8d030bd869473e751378
Homepage: http://www.dpdk.org
Description-en: 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.
This package contains the runtime environment to run DPDK applications.
Description-md5: f35340bc839798a4c9f446982a4aed03
Supported: 5y

Package: dpdk
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 462
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.0-0ubuntu7
Depends: libdpdk0 (= 2.2.0-0ubuntu7), lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), libc6 (>= 2.22), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libxenstore3.0 (>= 3.2.0)
Suggests: linux-image-generic
Filename: pool/main/d/dpdk/dpdk_2.2.0-0ubuntu7_amd64.deb
Size: 120066
MD5sum: cf51a29256f32ba7e0c737c863027e4d
SHA1: 0c5ef29281e53b05fb30e27f288df91f02d1665f
SHA256: 6747c7f0f1de0a49854ed93d8d071cfa2a6a4d3d79e7be99848183724078a800
Description-en: 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.
This package contains the runtime environment to run DPDK applications.
Description-md5: f35340bc839798a4c9f446982a4aed03
Homepage: http://www.dpdk.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y