How To Install snmptrapfmt on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 390 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snmptrapfmt on Ubuntu.
What is snmptrapfmt
snmptrapfmt is:
This package contains a configurable snmp trap handler daemon for snmpd. The output of this trap handler daemon may be specified via a configuration file and written to a logfile or to the syslog daemon. During installation of this package, the configuration file for the snmptrapd daemon is changed (old version is saved) to activate the trap handler. The snmpd and snmptrapd daemons are restarted.
There are three methods to install snmptrapfmt 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 snmptrapfmt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install snmptrapfmt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snmptrapfmt
Install snmptrapfmt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snmptrapfmt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snmptrapfmt
Install snmptrapfmt 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 snmptrapfmt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snmptrapfmt
How To Uninstall snmptrapfmt on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the snmptrapfmt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snmptrapfmt
Uninstall snmptrapfmt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snmptrapfmt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snmptrapfmt
Remove snmptrapfmt Configurations and Data
To remove snmptrapfmt configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snmptrapfmt
Remove snmptrapfmt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snmptrapfmt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snmptrapfmt
Dependencies
snmptrapfmt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snmptrapfmt package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.