Downloading and Installing VPP

If you want to use VPP it can be convenient to install the binaries from existing packages. This guide describes how to pull, install and run the VPP packages.

This section provides directions on how to Install VPP binaries on Ubuntu, and Centos platforms.

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

Installing on Ubuntu

The following are instructions on how to install VPP on Ubuntu.

• Ubuntu - Setup the FD.io Repository
  • Update the OS
  • Point to the Repository
    • VPP latest Release
    • VPP master Branch
• Install the Mandatory Packages
• Install the Optional Packages
• Uninstall the Packages

Installing on Centos

The following are instructions on how to install VPP on Centos.

• Setup the FD.io Repository - Centos 7
  • Update the OS
    • Package Cloud Repository
      • VPP Latest Release
      • VPP Master Branch
• Install VPP RPMs
• Starting VPP
• Uninstall the VPP RPMs

Package Descriptions

The following is a brief description of the packages to be installed with VPP.

• Packages
  • vpp
  • vpp-lib
  • vpp-plugins
  • vpp-dbg
  • vpp-dev
  • vpp-api-python
  • vpp-api-lua
  • vpp-selinux-policy