How To Install snmptrapfmt on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is snmptrapfmt

snmptrapfmt is:

This package contains a configurable snmp trap handler daemon for snmpd. The output of this trap handler daemon may be specified via a configuration file and written to a logfile or to the syslog daemon. During installation of this package, the configuration file for the snmptrapd daemon is changed (old version is saved) to activate the trap handler. The snmpd and snmptrapd daemons are restarted.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install snmptrapfmt

Install snmptrapfmt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install snmptrapfmt

Install snmptrapfmt 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 snmptrapfmt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install snmptrapfmt

How To Uninstall snmptrapfmt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove snmptrapfmt

Uninstall snmptrapfmt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snmptrapfmt

Remove snmptrapfmt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge snmptrapfmt

Remove snmptrapfmt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snmptrapfmt

Dependencies

snmptrapfmt have the following dependencies:

• snmpd
• libc6

References

• snmptrapfmt website

Summary

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