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gatekeeper: update README.md for v1.2 RC2 #701

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Expand Up @@ -36,11 +36,7 @@ $ echo 256 | sudo tee /sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-2048kB/nr_hugepages

### Enable the kernel module `vfio-pci`

Starting with Gatekeeper v1.1, the Linux kernel module `vfio-pci` is
the prefered way to bind NICs to DPDK/Gatekeeper.
In case you cannot get the kernel module `vfio-pci` running on your machine,
you may tray an alternative to `vfio-pci` as documented on [this page](https://github.com/AltraMayor/gatekeeper/wiki/Alternatives-to-kernel-module-vfio%E2%80%90pci).

The Linux kernel module `vfio-pci` is needed to bind NICs to DPDK/Gatekeeper.
In order for `vfio-pci` to work, both the BIOS and the kernel must support it.
BIOSes must have VT-d enabled.
BIOSes may identify VT-d as "Intel (R) VT for Directed I/O",
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### Option 1: Obtain Packages

Gatekeeper Debian packages are available for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS at the project's
Gatekeeper Debian packages are available for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS at the project's
[Releases](https://github.com/AltraMayor/gatekeeper/releases)
page.

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