How To Install net-snmp-perl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install net-snmp-perl on CentOS 7. net-snmp-perl is The perl NET-SNMP module and the mib2c tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install net-snmp-perl on CentOS 7.

What is net-snmp-perl

The net-snmp-perl package contains the perl files to use SNMP from within Perl. Install the net-snmp-perl package, if you want to use mib2c or SNMP with perl.

We can use yum or dnf to install net-snmp-perl on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install net-snmp-perl.

Install net-snmp-perl on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install net-snmp-perl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install net-snmp-perl

Install net-snmp-perl on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install net-snmp-perl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install net-snmp-perl

How To Uninstall net-snmp-perl on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the net-snmp-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove net-snmp-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install net-snmp-perl on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.