How To Install snmp-mibs-downloader on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snmp-mibs-downloader
on Kali Linux.
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 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 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 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 snmp-mibs-downloader
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snmp-mibs-downloader
How To Uninstall snmp-mibs-downloader on Kali Linux
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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.