How To Install snmptrapd on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snmptrapd on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is snmptrapd
snmptrapd is:
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.
snmptrapd is an SNMP application (daemon) that receives and logs SNMP TRAP and INFORM messages.
Package: snmptrapd Architecture: amd64 Version: 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2 Priority: optional Section: universe/net Source: net-snmp Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Net-SNMP Packaging Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 89 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libsnmp35 (= 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), init-system-helpers (>= 1.51), snmpd Recommends: perl Breaks: snmp (« 5.7.3+dfsg-2) Replaces: snmp (« 5.7.3+dfsg-2) Filename: pool/universe/n/net-snmp/snmptrapd_5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb Size: 24392 MD5sum: 32c04a4fab22df540638f5b39e7144db SHA1: 170f4ba189ff548a2e5e5c185d104d59b73ea571 SHA256: 97bcdfc6e39fa8ec948195e3067ce1d179d04ac9419acf008cc4a8244aff2255 Homepage: http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/ Description-en: Net-SNMP notification receiver The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.
snmptrapd is an SNMP application (daemon) that receives and logs SNMP TRAP and INFORM messages.
There are three methods to install snmptrapd 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 snmptrapd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install snmptrapd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snmptrapd
Install snmptrapd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snmptrapd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snmptrapd
Install snmptrapd 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 snmptrapd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snmptrapd
How To Uninstall snmptrapd on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the snmptrapd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snmptrapd
Uninstall snmptrapd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snmptrapd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snmptrapd
Remove snmptrapd Configurations and Data
To remove snmptrapd configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snmptrapd
Remove snmptrapd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snmptrapd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snmptrapd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snmptrapd package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
