How To Install python-netsnmp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netsnmp on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netsnmp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
