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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "dpdk-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dpdk-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dpdk-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dpdk-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dpdk-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dpdk-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dpdk-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dpdk-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.0-0ubuntu8
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: dpdk
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 383
Depends: libdpdk0 (= 2.2.0-0ubuntu8)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpdk/dpdk-dev_2.2.0-0ubuntu8_amd64.deb
Size: 34464
MD5sum: 2b1666a41bbffa3330c74db3fdf3270f
SHA1: 887e65cea50ade07060d54c498dcaf2b8ad91bf0
SHA256: 9a431aa306db1d7bf1c9f2f4e7cf1c8cb22064f7e055014eb6de88138c7523c2
SHA512: 3b9799857bef683f6df78cc0e7eb4d15f8666ff8b500a969c32fcf911ef1d3d17dfe1a9725355379346bab271b4cf83f6f7d1e9a7cefad2d4b71260ca016f502
Homepage: http://www.dpdk.org
Description-en: Data Plane Development Kit (development files)
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 examples and the upstream build environment. It is
not strictly required in order to build external applications.
Description-md5: ee2dffb29e6110f3faacb56e124073fd
Supported: 5y

Package: dpdk-dev
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 383
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Source: dpdk
Version: 2.2.0-0ubuntu7
Depends: libdpdk0 (= 2.2.0-0ubuntu7)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpdk/dpdk-dev_2.2.0-0ubuntu7_amd64.deb
Size: 34570
MD5sum: 56d63319cb1638d7a45595f5286fe90e
SHA1: b405d97f33dca0f7b82fe85bb4193112f69d6b94
SHA256: 3c4b76b900ebb28c75d5f0d22b0b6450305de5f389509bb39c8ec663762e647f
Description-en: Data Plane Development Kit (development files)
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 examples and the upstream build environment. It is
not strictly required in order to build external applications.
Description-md5: ee2dffb29e6110f3faacb56e124073fd
Homepage: http://www.dpdk.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m