How To Install libsnmp-base on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmp-base on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 net-snmp-config scripts, 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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmp-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
