Installing openvswitch-switch on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS
Example of installing openvswitch-switch on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS using the command sudo apt-get install openvswitch-switch.
Quick installation of openvswitch-switch:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: openvswitch-switch
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install openvswitch-switch
Package Details | |
| Package: | openvswitch-switch |
| Version: | 2.6.1-0ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://openvswitch.org/ |
| Description: | Open vSwitch switch implementations Open vSwitch is a production quality, multilayer, software-based, Ethernet virtual switch. It is designed to enable massive network automation through programmatic extension, while still supporting standard management interfaces and protocols (e.g. NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, SPAN, RSPAN, CLI, LACP, 802.1ag). In addition, it is designed to support distribution across multiple physical servers similar to VMware's vNetwork distributed vswitch or Cisco's Nexus 1000V. . openvswitch-switch provides the userspace components and utilities for the Open vSwitch kernel-based switch. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 17.04 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | net |
How to install openvswitch-switch on Ubuntu 17.04?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If openvswitch-switch is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L openvswitch-switch' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L openvswitch-switch dpkg-query: package 'openvswitch-switch' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing openvswitch-switch:
After system update use the following command to install openvswitch-switch:
sudo apt-get install openvswitch-switch
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove openvswitch-switch from Ubuntu 17.04?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the openvswitch-switch from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the openvswitch-switch following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove openvswitch-switch
Following command is used to remove the openvswitch-switch package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove openvswitch-switch
This will remove openvswitch-switch and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing openvswitch-switch with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge openvswitch-switch
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove openvswitch-switch
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with openvswitch-switch package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.