How To Install perl-Net-SNMP on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-SNMP on CentOS 8.
What is perl-Net-SNMP
The Net Simple Network Management Protocol. Perl applications can use the module to retrieve or update information on a remote host using the SNMP protocol. The module supports SNMP version-1, SNMP version-2c (Community-Based SNMPv2), and SNMP version-3. The Net assumes that the user has a basic understanding of the Simple Network Management Protocol and related network management concepts.
We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Net-SNMP on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Net-SNMP.
Install perl-Net-SNMP on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install perl-Net-SNMP using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perl-Net-SNMP
Install perl-Net-SNMP on CentOS 8 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 perl-Net-SNMP using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perl-Net-SNMP
How To Uninstall perl-Net-SNMP on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the perl-Net-SNMP package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perl-Net-SNMP
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Net-SNMP on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.