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Install net-snmp with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Implements SNMP v1, v2c, and v3, using IPv4 and IPv6. Version 5.9.5.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install net-snmp

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install net-snmp

MacPorts ports tree · net/net-snmp/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add net-snmp

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · net-snmp · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libnetsnmptrapd40t64

Debian stable package indexes · libnetsnmptrapd40t64 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install net-snmp

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · net-snmp · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#net-snmp

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ne/net-snmp/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S net-snmp

Arch Linux sync databases · net-snmp · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libsnmp45

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libsnmp45 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Implements SNMP v1, v2c, and v3, using IPv4 and IPv6

Commands and aliases

  • agentxtrap
  • checkbandwidth
  • encode_keychange
  • fixproc
  • ipf-mod.pl
  • mib2c
  • mib2c-update
  • net-snmp-cert
  • net-snmp-config
  • net-snmp-create-v3-user
  • snmp-bridge-mib
  • snmpbulkget
  • snmpbulkwalk
  • snmpcheck
  • snmpconf
  • snmpd
  • snmpdelta
  • snmpdf
  • snmpget
  • snmpgetnext
  • snmpinform
  • snmpnetstat
  • snmpping
  • snmpps
  • snmpset
  • snmpstatus
  • snmptable
  • snmptest
  • snmptranslate
  • snmptrap
  • snmptrapd
  • snmpusm

history

Project history and usage

Net-SNMP is the classic open source SNMP toolkit: command-line clients, an extensible `snmpd` agent, trap handling, MIB tools, and libraries for building SNMP-aware software.

Project history

The project starts with CMU-SNMP in 1992, when Carnegie Mellon made an SNMP library, simple management commands, and an agent publicly available. Wes Hardaker extended that code at UC Davis, published it as ucd-snmp v3.0 in 1995, and opened it into a broader collaborative open source project.

The IETF engaged Hardaker in 1998 to work on a reference implementation of SNMPv3. That work fed into ucd-snmp v4.0 in August 1999, adding SNMPv3 capability and early AgentX support. In late 2000 the project moved to SourceForge and changed its name to Net-SNMP; v5.0 followed in April 2002 with a restructured, more modular agent framework.

Adoption history

Net-SNMP became infrastructure software because SNMP remained the common denominator for monitoring routers, servers, printers, UPS devices, and appliances. The official history says it was adopted by most Linux and BSD-based systems and ported to Windows and embedded systems.

Homebrew analytics are high relative to the rest of this batch: the formula page showed 127,106 installs over 365 days and 10,635 installs on request, indicating it is often pulled in as a dependency as well as installed directly.

How it is used

Package users reach for `snmpwalk`, `snmpget`, `snmptable`, `snmptranslate`, `snmpset`, `snmptrap`, and `snmpd`. Typical work includes walking a device subtree, translating numeric OIDs through MIB files, testing SNMPv3 credentials, running a local agent, or debugging traps with `snmptrapd`.

The package is keg-only in Homebrew, which matters for users expecting system SNMP tools. On macOS it often gets installed because another build needs Net-SNMP headers/libraries, or because an operator wants modern upstream tools instead of vendor-provided ones.

Why package nerds care

Net-SNMP is one of those packages whose value is not glamour but compatibility. It embodies decades of protocol edge cases, MIB parser behavior, OS-specific agent modules, and CLI conventions that monitoring stacks still assume.

Timeline

  • 1992: CMU-SNMP origins at Carnegie Mellon University.
  • 1995: UCD-SNMP v3.0 released publicly.
  • 1998: IETF-sponsored SNMPv3 reference-implementation work begins.
  • August 1999: ucd-snmp v4.0 released with SNMPv3 and early AgentX support.
  • Late 2000: renamed Net-SNMP and moved to SourceForge.
  • April 2002: net-snmp v5.0 released.

Related projects

  • CMU-SNMP
  • UCD-SNMP
  • AgentX
  • SMUX
  • MRTG
  • RRDtool
  • Nagios plugins

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
snmp.confsnmp.local.conf in Net-SNMP configuration directoriessnmpd.confsnmpd.local.conf in Net-SNMP configuration directories~/.snmp/snmp.conf/var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.snmp/snmp.conf/var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
agentxtrapcliglobal executable
checkbandwidthcliglobal executable
encode_keychangecliglobal executable
fixproccliglobal executable
ipf-mod.plcliglobal executable
mib2ccliglobal executable
mib2c-updatecliglobal executable
net-snmp-certcliglobal executable
net-snmp-configcliglobal executable
net-snmp-create-v3-usercliglobal executable
snmp-bridge-mibcliglobal executable
snmpbulkgetcliglobal executable
snmpbulkwalkcliglobal executable
snmpcheckcliglobal executable
snmpconfcliglobal executable
snmpdcliglobal executable
snmpdeltacliglobal executable
snmpdfcliglobal executable
snmpgetcliglobal executable
snmpgetnextcliglobal executable
snmpinformcliglobal executable
snmpnetstatcliglobal executable
snmppingcliglobal executable
snmppscliglobal executable
snmpsetcliglobal executable
snmpstatuscliglobal executable
snmptablecliglobal executable
snmptestcliglobal executable
snmptranslatecliglobal executable
snmptrapcliglobal executable
snmptrapdcliglobal executable
snmpusmcliglobal executable
snmpvacmcliglobal executable
snmpwalkcliglobal executable
tkmibcliglobal executable
traptoemailcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version5.9.5.2
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

http://www.net-snmp.org/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:net-snmp
Version5.9.5.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/net-snmp
Homepagehttp://www.net-snmp.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp
Upstream docshttps://www.net-snmp.org/dev/agent
LicenseMIT-CMU AND MIT AND BSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/net-snmp/net-snmp/5.9.5.2/net-snmp-5.9.5.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T14:05:36-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesopenssl@3
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, libtool
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namenet-snmp
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyyes
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

libnetsnmptrapd40t64 5.9.4+dfsg-2+deb13u1

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) trap library

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libnetsnmptrapd40t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libnetsnmptrapd40t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsnmp-base 5.9.4+dfsg-2+deb13u1

SNMP configuration script, MIBs and documentation

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libsnmp-base
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsnmp-base from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsnmp-dev 5.9.4+dfsg-2+deb13u1

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) development files

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libsnmp-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsnmp-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsnmp-perl 5.9.4+dfsg-2+deb13u1

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Perl5 support

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libsnmp-perl
  • Section: perl
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsnmp-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsnmp40t64 5.9.4+dfsg-2+deb13u1

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) library

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libsnmp40t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsnmp40t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

snmp 5.9.4+dfsg-2+deb13u1

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) applications

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install snmp
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: snmp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

snmpd 5.9.4+dfsg-2+deb13u1

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agents

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install snmpd
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: snmpd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

snmptrapd 5.9.4+dfsg-2+deb13u1

Net-SNMP notification receiver

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install snmptrapd
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: snmptrapd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

tkmib 5.9.4+dfsg-2+deb13u1

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) MIB browser

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install tkmib
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: tkmib from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

net-snmp

nix profile install nixpkgs#net-snmp
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/net-snmp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

libnetsnmptrapd40t64 5.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) trap library

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libnetsnmptrapd40t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libnetsnmptrapd40t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libsnmp-base 5.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3

SNMP configuration script, MIBs and documentation

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libsnmp-base
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsnmp-base from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libsnmp-dev 5.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) development files

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libsnmp-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsnmp-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libsnmp-perl 5.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Perl5 support

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libsnmp-perl
  • Section: universe/perl
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsnmp-perl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libsnmp40t64 5.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) library

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libsnmp40t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsnmp40t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

snmp 5.9.4+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) applications

https://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install snmp
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: net-snmp
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Net Snmp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snmp from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
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