How To Install snmptt on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is snmptt

snmptt is:

SNMPTT (SNMP Trap Translator) is an SNMP trap handler written in Perl for use with the Net-SNMP / UCD-SNMP snmptrapd program (www.net-snmp.org).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install snmptt

Install snmptt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install snmptt

Install snmptt 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 snmptt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install snmptt

How To Uninstall snmptt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove snmptt

Uninstall snmptt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snmptt

Remove snmptt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge snmptt

Remove snmptt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snmptt

Dependencies

snmptt have the following dependencies:

• adduser
• libconfig-inifiles-perl
• libsnmp-perl
• snmptrapd

References

• snmptt website

Summary

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