How to Install and Uninstall traceroute Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "traceroute" package

Please follow the instructions below to install traceroute on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: traceroute
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.1.0-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 148
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/t/traceroute/traceroute_2.1.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 45386
MD5sum: aaeda2e2d75c065b0c42622a230edb2e
SHA1: dfa8299bd3f99920d6b8514e1c9b940b8029cb38
SHA256: f04499e59e7dab53c2ba50da052ca5338cb66da08d93ff8662a11a0a1a904dff
Homepage: http://traceroute.sourceforge.net/
Description: Traces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 network
Description-md5: 8a3a47eccb961a38576ee994d96f3d2c