How To Install python-netsnmp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netsnmp on Debian 9. python-netsnmp is SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Python support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netsnmp on Debian 9.

What is python-netsnmp

python-netsnmp is:

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.

The Net-SNMP Python support files provide the Python functions for integration of SNMP into applications written in Python.

There are three methods to install python-netsnmp 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 python-netsnmp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-netsnmp

Install python-netsnmp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-netsnmp

Install python-netsnmp 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 python-netsnmp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-netsnmp

How To Uninstall python-netsnmp on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-netsnmp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-netsnmp

Uninstall python-netsnmp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-netsnmp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-netsnmp

Remove python-netsnmp Configurations and Data

To remove python-netsnmp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-netsnmp

Remove python-netsnmp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-netsnmp

Dependencies

python-netsnmp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netsnmp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.