How To Install amavis-snmp on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install amavis-snmp on Rocky Linux 8. amavis-snmp is Exports amavis SNMP data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amavis-snmp on Rocky Linux 8.

What is amavis-snmp

This package contains the program amavisd-snmp-subagent, which can be used as a SNMP AgentX, exporting amavisd statistical counters database (snmp.db) as well as a child process status database (nanny.db) to a SNMP daemon supporting the AgentX protocol (RFC 2741), such as NET-SNMP. It is similar to combined existing utility programs amavisd-agent and amavisd-nanny, but instead of writing results as text to stdout, it exports data to a SNMP server running on a host (same or remote), making them available to SNMP clients (such a Cacti or mrtg) for monitoring or alerting purposes.

We can use yum or dnf to install amavis-snmp on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install amavis-snmp.

Install amavis-snmp on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install amavis-snmp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install amavis-snmp

Install amavis-snmp on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install amavis-snmp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install amavis-snmp

How To Uninstall amavis-snmp on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the amavis-snmp package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove amavis-snmp

amavis-snmp Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/systemd/system/amavisd-snmp.service
/usr/sbin/amavisd-snmp-subagent
/usr/share/doc/amavis-snmp
/usr/share/doc/amavis-snmp/AMAVIS-MIB.txt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amavis-snmp on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.