How To Install libsnmpkit2v5 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmpkit2v5 on Ubuntu 20.04. libsnmpkit2v5 is multithreaded SNMP connection library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmpkit2v5 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libsnmpkit2v5

libsnmpkit2v5 is:

This library allows a program to make large numbers of SNMP connections simultaneously.

There are three methods to install libsnmpkit2v5 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsnmpkit2v5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsnmpkit2v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsnmpkit2v5

Install libsnmpkit2v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsnmpkit2v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsnmpkit2v5

Install libsnmpkit2v5 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 libsnmpkit2v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsnmpkit2v5

How To Uninstall libsnmpkit2v5 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libsnmpkit2v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsnmpkit2v5

Uninstall libsnmpkit2v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsnmpkit2v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnmpkit2v5

Remove libsnmpkit2v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsnmpkit2v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsnmpkit2v5

Remove libsnmpkit2v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsnmpkit2v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnmpkit2v5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmpkit2v5 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.