How To Install python-pysnmp4-mibs on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pysnmp4-mibs on Debian 9. python-pysnmp4-mibs is MIBs for the Python SNMP library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pysnmp4-mibs on Debian 9.

What is python-pysnmp4-mibs

python-pysnmp4-mibs is:

This package contains MIBs compiled for PySNMP v4, which is written entirely in Python and is self-sufficient in terms that it does not rely on any third party tool.

There are three methods to install python-pysnmp4-mibs 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-pysnmp4-mibs 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-pysnmp4-mibs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pysnmp4-mibs

Install python-pysnmp4-mibs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pysnmp4-mibs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-pysnmp4-mibs

Install python-pysnmp4-mibs 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-pysnmp4-mibs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pysnmp4-mibs

How To Uninstall python-pysnmp4-mibs on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-pysnmp4-mibs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pysnmp4-mibs

Uninstall python-pysnmp4-mibs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pysnmp4-mibs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pysnmp4-mibs

Remove python-pysnmp4-mibs Configurations and Data

To remove python-pysnmp4-mibs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pysnmp4-mibs

Remove python-pysnmp4-mibs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-pysnmp4-mibs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pysnmp4-mibs

Dependencies

python-pysnmp4-mibs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pysnmp4-mibs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.