How To Install php-snmp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-snmp on Kali Linux. php-snmp is SNMP module for PHP [default]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-snmp on Kali Linux.

What is php-snmp

php-snmp is:

This package provides a SNMP module for PHP.

PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.

This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default PHP version (currently 7.4).

There are three methods to install php-snmp 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 php-snmp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-snmp

Install php-snmp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-snmp

Install php-snmp 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 php-snmp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-snmp

How To Uninstall php-snmp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-snmp

Uninstall php-snmp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-snmp

Remove php-snmp Configurations and Data

To remove php-snmp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-snmp

Remove php-snmp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-snmp

Dependencies

php-snmp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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