Ubuntu 18.04 - Setup the FD.io Repository

FD.io VPP is installed using Package Cloud. For a complete set of instructuctions on how to install VPP with package cloud please refer to Package Cloud

Choose one of the following releases to install.

Update the OS

It is a good idea to first update and upgrade the OS before starting; run the following command to update the OS:

apt-get update

Point to the Repository

Create a file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list with contents that point to the version needed. The contents needed are shown below.

VPP latest Release

Create the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list that contain the following contents:

deb [trusted=yes] https://packagecloud.io/fdio/release/ubuntu xenial main

Get the key:

curl -L https://packagecloud.io/fdio/release/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -

VPP master Branch

Create the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/99fd.io.list that contain the following contents:

deb [trusted=yes] https://packagecloud.io/fdio/master/ubuntu xenial main

Get the key:

curl -L https://packagecloud.io/fdio/master/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -

Install the Mandatory Packages

Install the mandatory packages by running the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vpp

Install the Optional Packages

Install the optional packages by running the following command:

For the release packages:

sudo apt-get install vpp-plugins vpp-api-java vpp-api-lua vpp-api-python vpp-dbg vpp-dev

For the master packages:

sudo apt-get install vpp-plugin-core vpp-api-python vpp-dbg vpp-dev vpp-plugin-dpdk

Uninstall the Packages

Uninstall the packages by running the following command:

sudo apt-get remove --purge vpp*