How To Install libsnmp-base on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmp-base on Kali Linux.

What is libsnmp-base

libsnmp-base is:

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.

This package includes documentation and MIBs (Management Information Bases) for the SNMP libraries, agents and applications. MIBs contain a formal description of the data that can be managed using SNMP and applications.

NOTE: If you want the OIDs (Object Identifiers) to resolve to their text description, you need to activate the non-free repository and install the “snmp-mibs-downloader” package.

There are three methods to install libsnmp-base 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 libsnmp-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsnmp-base

Install libsnmp-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsnmp-base

Install libsnmp-base 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 libsnmp-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsnmp-base

How To Uninstall libsnmp-base on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsnmp-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsnmp-base

Uninstall libsnmp-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsnmp-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnmp-base

Remove libsnmp-base Configurations and Data

To remove libsnmp-base configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsnmp-base

Remove libsnmp-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnmp-base

Dependencies

libsnmp-base have the following dependencies:

References

• libsnmp-base website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmp-base package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.