How To Install snmpd 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 snmpd on Ubuntu.
What is snmpd
snmpd is:
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.
The Net-SNMP agent is a daemon which listens for incoming SNMP requests from clients and provides responses.
There are three methods to install snmpd 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 snmpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install snmpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snmpd
Install snmpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snmpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snmpd
Install snmpd 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 snmpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snmpd
How To Uninstall snmpd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the snmpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snmpd
Uninstall snmpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snmpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snmpd
Remove snmpd Configurations and Data
To remove snmpd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snmpd
Remove snmpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snmpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snmpd
Dependencies
snmpd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snmpd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.