How To Install libsnmp40 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmp40 on Kali Linux.

What is libsnmp40

libsnmp40 is:

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

The Net-SNMP library contains common functions for the construction, sending, receiving, decoding, and manipulation of the SNMP requests and responses.

There are three methods to install libsnmp40 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 libsnmp40 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsnmp40 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsnmp40

Install libsnmp40 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsnmp40 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsnmp40

Install libsnmp40 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 libsnmp40 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsnmp40

How To Uninstall libsnmp40 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsnmp40 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsnmp40

Uninstall libsnmp40 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsnmp40 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnmp40

Remove libsnmp40 Configurations and Data

To remove libsnmp40 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsnmp40

Remove libsnmp40 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsnmp40 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnmp40

Dependencies

libsnmp40 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpci3

References

• libsnmp40 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnmp40 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.