How to Install and Uninstall traceroute Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "traceroute" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install traceroute on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                traceroute
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "traceroute" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall traceroute on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                traceroute
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the traceroute package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package traceroute:
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Repository : Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
Name : traceroute
Version : 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 103.5 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : traceroute-2.0.21-150000.3.3.1.src
Upstream URL : http://traceroute.sourceforge.net/
Summary : A new modern implementation of traceroute(8) utility for Linux systems
Description :
Traceroute tracks the route packets taken from an IP network on their way to a given host.
It utilizes the IP protocol's time to live (TTL) field and attempts to elicit an ICMP TIME_EXCEEDED
response from each gateway along the path to the host.