How To Install openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc
openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc is:
OpenHPI is an implementation of the Service Availability Forum’s Hardware Platform Interface specification. (See http://www.saforum.org) As such, OpenHPI facilitates the development of computer manageability applications which are not tied to a single hardware vendor’s products.
This package contains a plugin module that accesses IBM BladeCenter and RSA-enabled systems hardware information through SNMP.
There are three methods to install openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc 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 openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc
Install openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc
Install openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc 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 openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc
How To Uninstall openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc
Uninstall openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc
Remove openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc Configurations and Data
To remove openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc
Remove openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-snmp-bc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
