How To Install snmpenum on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install snmpenum on Kali Linux.

What is snmpenum

snmpenum is:

This package contains a simple Perl script to enumerate information on Machines that are running SNMP.

There are three methods to install snmpenum 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 snmpenum Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install snmpenum

Install snmpenum Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install snmpenum

Install snmpenum 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 snmpenum using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install snmpenum

How To Uninstall snmpenum on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove snmpenum

Uninstall snmpenum And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snmpenum

Remove snmpenum Configurations and Data

To remove snmpenum configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge snmpenum

Remove snmpenum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snmpenum

Dependencies

snmpenum have the following dependencies:

• perl
• libnet-snmp-perl

References

• snmpenum website

Summary

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