How To Install snmptt on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install snmptt on CentOS 7. snmptt is An SNMP trap handler written in Perl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install snmptt on CentOS 7.

What is snmptt

SNMPTT (SNMP Trap Translator) is an SNMP trap handler written in Perl for use with the Net-SNMP / UCD-SNMP snmptrapd program. It can be used to translate trap output from snmptrapd to more descriptive and human friendly form, supports logging, invoking external programs, and has the ability to accept or reject traps based on a number of parameters.

We can use yum or dnf to install snmptt on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install snmptt.

Install snmptt on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install snmptt using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install snmptt

Install snmptt on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install snmptt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install snmptt

How To Uninstall snmptt on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove snmptt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install snmptt on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.