How To Install libsnmp-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmp-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libsnmp-dev
libsnmp-dev is:
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.
The Net-SNMP development files include the library headers, static libraries, net-snmp-config scripts and documentation needed for development of custom SNMP applications.
Package: libsnmp-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2 Priority: optional Section: libdevel Source: net-snmp Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Net-SNMP Packaging Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 9527 Depends: libc6-dev, libsnmp35 (= 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2), libwrap0-dev, libssl-dev, procps, libsensors-dev, libpci-dev Filename: pool/main/n/net-snmp/libsnmp-dev_5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb Size: 1154540 MD5sum: 45238bab5cfaa15a90ff8ea261c56767 SHA1: 1999ca95a2d4a40607f0c539220ef880f5f7ef63 SHA256: 0d2413ba33d62595e011707dfc643331088049fd33f19e8cd8204dc985d14ece Homepage: http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/ Description-en: SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) development files The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.
The Net-SNMP development files include the library headers, static libraries, net-snmp-config scripts and documentation needed for development of custom SNMP applications.
There are three methods to install libsnmp-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsnmp-dev
Install libsnmp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnmp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsnmp-dev
Install libsnmp-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsnmp-dev
How To Uninstall libsnmp-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libsnmp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsnmp-dev
Uninstall libsnmp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsnmp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnmp-dev
Remove libsnmp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsnmp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsnmp-dev
Remove libsnmp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsnmp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnmp-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmp-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.