How To Install snmp-mibs-downloader on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snmp-mibs-downloader on Debian 12.
What is snmp-mibs-downloader
snmp-mibs-downloader is:
This package ships the IETF RFCs containing MIB files and a script which extracts them to be used by Simple Network Management libraries. The script can be used to update some MIBs to the latest version or to download extra vendor MIBs.
These MIBs can be useful for programs like wireshark or snmpget to enable them to translating the received information into human readable text.
There are three methods to install snmp-mibs-downloader on Debian 12. 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-mibs-downloader 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-mibs-downloader using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snmp-mibs-downloader
Install snmp-mibs-downloader Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snmp-mibs-downloader using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snmp-mibs-downloader
Install snmp-mibs-downloader 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-mibs-downloader using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snmp-mibs-downloader
How To Uninstall snmp-mibs-downloader on Debian 12
To uninstall only the snmp-mibs-downloader package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snmp-mibs-downloader
Uninstall snmp-mibs-downloader And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snmp-mibs-downloader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snmp-mibs-downloader
Remove snmp-mibs-downloader Configurations and Data
To remove snmp-mibs-downloader configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snmp-mibs-downloader
Remove snmp-mibs-downloader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snmp-mibs-downloader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snmp-mibs-downloader
Dependencies
snmp-mibs-downloader have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snmp-mibs-downloader package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
