install-vpp.md

Installing VPP

Install VPP on Ubuntu/Debian in under 2 minutes.

Install

# Add FD.io repository
curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/fdio/release/script.deb.sh | sudo bash

# Install VPP
sudo apt-get install -y vpp vpp-plugin-core vpp-plugin-dpdk

# Start VPP
sudo systemctl start vpp

# Enable on boot (optional)
sudo systemctl enable vpp

Verify

sudo vppctl show version

Expected output:

vpp v24.10-release built by root on ...

Uninstall

sudo systemctl stop vpp
sudo apt-get remove --purge "vpp*"
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/fdio*.list

Next Step

→ Continue to Getting Started

Learn More

• FD.io Official Docs
• VPP Networking Blog — Hands-on VPP tutorials for IPsec, IKEv2, PPPoE, and Linux Control Plane