How To Install php-snmp on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-snmp on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is php-snmp
php-snmp is:
This package provides a SNMP module for PHP.
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default PHP version (currently 7.4).
There are three methods to install php-snmp on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install php-snmp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-snmp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-snmp
Install php-snmp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-snmp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-snmp
Install php-snmp Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install php-snmp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-snmp
How To Uninstall php-snmp on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the php-snmp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-snmp
Uninstall php-snmp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-snmp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-snmp
Remove php-snmp Configurations and Data
To remove php-snmp configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-snmp
Remove php-snmp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-snmp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-snmp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-snmp package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
