How To Install snmp on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install snmp on Debian 11. snmp is SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install snmp on Debian 11.

What is snmp

snmp is:

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.

The Net-SNMP applications are a collection of command line clients for issuing SNMP requests to agents.

There are three methods to install snmp on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install 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 snmp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install snmp

Install snmp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install snmp

Install snmp 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install snmp

How To Uninstall snmp on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove snmp

Uninstall snmp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall snmp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snmp

Remove snmp Configurations and Data

To remove snmp configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge snmp

Remove snmp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snmp

Dependencies

snmp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install snmp package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.