How to Install and Uninstall traceroute Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "traceroute" package

Please follow the instructions below to install traceroute on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                traceroute
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "traceroute" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall traceroute on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                traceroute
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the traceroute package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: traceroute
Version: 1:2.1.0-2
Installed-Size: 154
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Description: Traces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 network
Description-md5: 8a3a47eccb961a38576ee994d96f3d2c
Homepage: http://traceroute.sourceforge.net/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, network::routing,
protocol::TODO, protocol::ip, role::program, scope::utility,
use::checking, use::monitor, use::routing
Section: net
Priority: standard
Filename: pool/main/t/traceroute/traceroute_2.1.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 55254
MD5sum: d64b0b8338b7117b582f750d9632ab5d
SHA256: 7e4c834fa15ff24e6a13c56a5e80c5132ff66708d1c1a07a06d6c94936cf50c3