How To Install snmptt on Debian 10

Learn how to install snmptt on Debian 10 with this tutorial. snmptt is SNMP trap handler for use with snmptrapd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install snmptt on Debian 10.

What is snmptt

snmptt is:

SNMPTT (SNMP Trap Translator) is an SNMP trap handler written in Perl for use with the Net-SNMP / UCD-SNMP snmptrapd program (www.net-snmp.org).

There are three methods to install snmptt on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install snmptt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install snmptt

Install snmptt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install snmptt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install snmptt

Install snmptt 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 snmptt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install snmptt

How To Uninstall snmptt on Debian 10

To uninstall only the snmptt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove snmptt

Uninstall snmptt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall snmptt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snmptt

Remove snmptt Configurations and Data

To remove snmptt configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge snmptt

Remove snmptt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snmptt

Dependencies

snmptt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install snmptt package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.