How To Install libvdeplug-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdeplug-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libvdeplug-dev
libvdeplug-dev is:
VDE provides a versatile support to create Ethernet compliant virtual networks. The vdeplug library, like an ethernet plug, can be used to connect virtual machines, namespaces, IoTh (Internet of Threads) processes or VDE utility commands to virtual networks.
This library uses plug-ins to support several VDE implementations and to be open to new developments in virtual networking.
Several plugins are included as standard extensions of the library, e.g.:
- vde: connect to legacy vde_switch (provided by vde2) or to virtual networking sockets, see below
- vxvde: this plug-in implements distributed virtual switches (implementation of a Local Area Cloud)
- tap: connect to a tuntap interface
- udp: udp tunnelling
- ptp: point to point connection
- vxlan: the plug becomes a vxlan’s VTEP
- cmd: stream the network flow to a command A plug can provide virtual networking sockets where other plug can be connected (using the vde plugin)
- hub: the plug implements a hub
- switch: the plug implements a switch
This package contains the development files for libvdeplug.
There are three methods to install libvdeplug-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvdeplug-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvdeplug-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvdeplug-dev
Install libvdeplug-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvdeplug-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvdeplug-dev
Install libvdeplug-dev 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libvdeplug-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvdeplug-dev
How To Uninstall libvdeplug-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libvdeplug-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvdeplug-dev
Uninstall libvdeplug-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvdeplug-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvdeplug-dev
Remove libvdeplug-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvdeplug-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvdeplug-dev
Remove libvdeplug-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvdeplug-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvdeplug-dev
Dependencies
libvdeplug-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdeplug-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.