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Ahmed Abir
Ahmed Abir

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How to setup Host for learning eBPF and XDP

#ebpfsetup #xdpsetup #bpftool

Install Necessary Packages

  • First update your linux package index 
sudo apt-get update
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Then install the following packages :

  • clang compiler for compiling eBPF programs 
sudo apt-get install -y clang
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  • llvm provides libraries and tools for manipulating intermediate code, used by clang. 
sudo apt-get install -y llvm
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  • libelf-dev helps in working with ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) files, which are used for eBPF bytecode. 
sudo apt-get install -y libelf-dev
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  • libbpf-dev library for loading and interacting with eBPF programs. 
sudo apt-get install -y libbpf-dev
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  • libpcap-dev provides functions for network packet capture, useful for testing and debugging. 
sudo apt-get install -y libpcap-dev
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  • gcc-multilib allows compiling programs for both 32-bits and 64-bits architechtures. 
sudo apt-get install -y gcc-multilib
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  • build-essential package that includes essential tools for compiling software (like gcc,make). 
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
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  • linux-tools-common provides common tools for kernel developers. 
sudo apt-get install -y linux-tools-common
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  • linux-headers-$(uname -r) kernel headers specific to your sudoning kernel version, needed for compiling kernel modules. 
sudo apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r)
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  • linux-tools-$(uname -r) tools specific to your sudoning kernel version, useful for performance monitoring. 
sudo apt-get install -y linux-tools-$(uname -r)
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  • linux-headers-generic generic kernel headers, useful for compiling kernel modules across different kernel versions. 
sudo apt-get install -y linux-headers-generic
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  • linux-tools-generic generic tools for various kernel versions, useful for performance and debugging. 
sudo apt-get install -y linux-tools-generic
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  • iproute2 collection of utilities for network configuration and management. 
sudo apt-get install -y iproute2
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  • iputils-ping provides the ping utility for testing network connectivity. 
sudo apt-get install -y iputils-ping
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  • dwarves contains tools like pahole to inspect the structure of compiled programs. 
sudo apt-get install -y dwarves
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  • tcpdump a packet analyzer that allows you to capture and display network packets. 
sudo apt-get install -y tcpdump
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  • bind9-dnsutils provides tools for DNS querying and testing. (nslookup, dig like tools) 
sudo apt-get install -y bind9-dnsutils
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Install All 

sudo apt-get update 

sudo apt-get install -y clang llvm libelf-dev libbpf-dev libpcap-dev gcc-multilib build-essential linux-tools-common

sudo apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-tools-$(uname -r) linux-headers-generic linux-tools-generic

sudo apt-get install -y iproute2 iputils-ping dwarves tcpdump bind9-dnsutils
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