How To Install php7.0-snmp on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.0-snmp on Debian 9.
What is php7.0-snmp
php7.0-snmp is:
This package provides the SNMP module(s) for PHP.
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
There are three methods to install php7.0-snmp on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install php7.0-snmp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php7.0-snmp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php7.0-snmp
Install php7.0-snmp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php7.0-snmp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php7.0-snmp
Install php7.0-snmp 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install php7.0-snmp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php7.0-snmp
How To Uninstall php7.0-snmp on Debian 9
To uninstall only the php7.0-snmp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php7.0-snmp
Uninstall php7.0-snmp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php7.0-snmp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php7.0-snmp
Remove php7.0-snmp Configurations and Data
To remove php7.0-snmp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php7.0-snmp
Remove php7.0-snmp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php7.0-snmp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php7.0-snmp
Dependencies
php7.0-snmp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.0-snmp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
