How To Install frr-snmp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install frr-snmp on Kali Linux. frr-snmp is FRRouting suite - SNMP support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install frr-snmp on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.