How to Install and Uninstall traceroute Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "traceroute" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install traceroute on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper 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 openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                traceroute
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the traceroute package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package traceroute:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : traceroute
Version : 2.1.5-1.2
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 120.1 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : traceroute-2.1.5-1.2.src
Upstream URL : https://traceroute.sourceforge.net/
Summary : Packet route path tracing utility
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.