# Distributions packaging Open vSwitch

This document lists various popular distributions packaging Open vSwitch. Open vSwitch is packaged by various distributions for multiple platforms and architectures.

Note

The packaged version available with distributions may not be latest Open vSwitch release.

## Debian / Ubuntu

You can use `apt-get` or `aptitude` to install the .deb packages and must be superuser.

1. Debian and Ubuntu has `openvswitch-switch` and `openvswitch-common` packages that includes the core userspace components of the switch. Extra packages for documentation, ipsec, pki, VTEP and Python support are also available. The Open vSwitch kernel datapath is maintained as part of the upstream kernel available in the distribution.

2. For fast userspace switching, Open vSwitch with DPDK support is bundled in the package `openvswitch-switch-dpdk`.

## Fedora

Fedora provides `openvswitch`, `openvswitch-devel`, `openvswitch-test` and `openvswitch-debuginfo` rpm packages. You can install `openvswitch` package in minimum installation. Use `yum` or `dnf` to install the rpm packages and must be superuser.

## Red Hat

RHEL distributes `openvswitch` rpm package that supports kernel datapath. DPDK accelerated Open vSwitch can be installed using `openvswitch-dpdk` package.

## OpenSuSE

OpenSUSE provides `openvswitch`, `openvswitch-switch` rpm packages. Also `openvswitch-dpdk` and `openvswitch-dpdk-switch` can be installed for Open vSwitch using DPDK accelerated datapath.