How To Install snmptrapd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snmptrapd
on Kali Linux.
What is snmptrapd
snmptrapd is:
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.
snmptrapd is an SNMP application (daemon) that receives and logs SNMP TRAP and INFORM messages.
There are three methods to install snmptrapd
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 snmptrapd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install snmptrapd
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install snmptrapd Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install snmptrapd
using apt
by running the following command:
Install snmptrapd 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.
After updating apt database, We can install snmptrapd
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall snmptrapd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the snmptrapd
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall snmptrapd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snmptrapd
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove snmptrapd Configurations and Data
To remove snmptrapd
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove snmptrapd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snmptrapd
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
snmptrapd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snmptrapd
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.