How To Install libsnmp40 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmp40 on Ubuntu.
What is libsnmp40
libsnmp40 is:
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.
The Net-SNMP library contains common functions for the construction, sending, receiving, decoding, and manipulation of the SNMP requests and responses.
There are three methods to install libsnmp40 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsnmp40 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnmp40 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsnmp40
Install libsnmp40 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnmp40 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsnmp40
Install libsnmp40 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnmp40 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsnmp40
How To Uninstall libsnmp40 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libsnmp40 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsnmp40
Uninstall libsnmp40 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsnmp40 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnmp40
Remove libsnmp40 Configurations and Data
To remove libsnmp40 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsnmp40
Remove libsnmp40 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsnmp40 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnmp40
Dependencies
libsnmp40 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmp40 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.