How To Install frr-snmp on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install frr-snmp on Debian 12.
What is frr-snmp
frr-snmp is:
Adds SNMP support to FRR’s daemons by attaching to net-snmp’s snmpd through the AgentX protocol. Provides read-only access to current routing state through standard SNMP MIBs.
There are three methods to install frr-snmp on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install frr-snmp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install frr-snmp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install frr-snmp
Install frr-snmp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install frr-snmp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install frr-snmp
Install frr-snmp 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 frr-snmp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install frr-snmp
How To Uninstall frr-snmp on Debian 12
To uninstall only the frr-snmp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove frr-snmp
Uninstall frr-snmp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall frr-snmp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove frr-snmp
Remove frr-snmp Configurations and Data
To remove frr-snmp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge frr-snmp
Remove frr-snmp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove frr-snmp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge frr-snmp
Dependencies
frr-snmp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install frr-snmp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
