Ubuntu 16.04 - 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 1810 Branch

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

deb [trusted=yes] https://packagecloud.io/fdio/1810/ubuntu xenial main ./

Get the key:

curl -L https://packagecloud.io/fdio/1810/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-lib vpp vpp-plugins

Install the Optional Packages

Install the optional packages by running the following command:

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

Uninstall the Packages

Uninstall the packages by running the following command:

sudo apt-get remove --purge vpp*