How to Install and Uninstall traceroute Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "traceroute" package

Please follow the steps below to install traceroute on Kali Linux


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall traceroute on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: traceroute
Version: 1:2.1.5-1
Installed-Size: 159
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 54136
SHA256: dea76ac09fadd1fd223f6e37dd508075ca5d682a5a6e30768eb29d9a20454cbe
SHA1: d4d05af0a99ba532299c2422587392ac548dd998
MD5sum: 254f576fac8942d00c613b92f4a5bba7
Description: Traces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 network
The traceroute utility displays the route used by IP packets on their way to a
specified network (or Internet) host. Traceroute displays the IP number and
host name (if possible) of the machines along the route taken by the packets.
Traceroute is used as a network debugging tool. If you're having network
connectivity problems, traceroute will show you where the trouble is coming
from along the route.
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Install traceroute if you need a tool for diagnosing network connectivity
problems.
Description-md5:
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_2.1.5-1_amd64.deb