How to Install and Uninstall traceroute Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "traceroute" package

This guide let you learn how to install traceroute on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall traceroute on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: traceroute
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 173
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.0.21-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/t/traceroute/traceroute_2.0.21-1_amd64.deb
Size: 45488
MD5sum: f30973d7576d208ebb7d30d0afde2347
SHA1: ce38d5c8171aceeb3951be6674aedd53229cdc5b
SHA256: b50fa14f4aa335067ee4228eaf31910afb1ddaf759e696732f5c95b9592ecf93
Description-en: 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: 8a3a47eccb961a38576ee994d96f3d2c
Homepage: http://traceroute.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu