You are doing it correctly, but there are lots of options, as it's designed
to be flexible to meet your needs. Below are some basic instructions
snmpconf -g basic_setup
Choose 'none' on the merge question, this way it will be a fresh file
choose most of the default options #e.g. if you're not sure just hit enter
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Don't setup SNMP v3 or v2
Setup v1 read-only
give it a community name, example: dex-ro
when done it should prompt you to save the file
cp snmpd.conf /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
then restart snmpd