How To Install rsyslog-snmp on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-snmp on CentOS 8.
What is rsyslog-snmp
The rsyslog-snmp package contains the rsyslog plugin that provides the ability to send syslog messages as SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c traps.
We can use yum or dnf to install rsyslog-snmp on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rsyslog-snmp.
Install rsyslog-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 rsyslog-snmp using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rsyslog-snmp
Install rsyslog-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 rsyslog-snmp using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install rsyslog-snmp
How To Uninstall rsyslog-snmp on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the rsyslog-snmp package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove rsyslog-snmp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rsyslog-snmp on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.