# DPDK and P4C version requirements

**URL:** <https://forum.p4.org/t/dpdk-and-p4c-version-requirements/1432>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 27, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.p4.org/t/dpdk-and-p4c-version-requirements/1432 "2026-01-27T19:53:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![dd2111843](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@dd2111843](https://forum.p4.org/u/dd2111843)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.p4.org/t/dpdk-and-p4c-version-requirements/1432/1 "2026-01-27T19:53:38Z")

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Hello, I’m currently conducting real-device testing, but I’ve encountered some issues. We installed p4c but the DPDK couldn’t be run.

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**Author:** ![andyfingerhut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.p4.org/andyfingerhut/32/17_2.png) [@andyfingerhut](https://forum.p4.org/u/andyfingerhut)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.p4.org/t/dpdk-and-p4c-version-requirements/1432/2 "2026-01-27T19:55:24Z")

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It might help if you could provide more details on how exactly you have installed p4c.

When you say “the DPDK couldn’t be run”, do you mean you tried to run a command like `p4c-dpdk <some parameters here>` ? If so, what command did you try, and what error message did you see?