How to Install and Uninstall traceroute Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 03,2024

You can also install and uninstall the traceroute on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "traceroute" package

This guide let you learn how to install traceroute on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall traceroute on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the traceroute package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: traceroute
Version: 1:2.1.2-1
Installed-Size: 155
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Description: Traces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 network
Description-md5: 8a3a47eccb961a38576ee994d96f3d2c
Homepage: https://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_2.1.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 51456
MD5sum: 7b89af46a952322ead5b97421be5de26
SHA256: b7cedd4707b226613c0cf7666a5c114acba7b050ec256d5c4f75a053948984a9