How To Install paris-traceroute on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install paris-traceroute on Debian 9.
What is paris-traceroute
paris-traceroute is:
Paris traceroute is a new version of the well-known network diagnosis and measurement tool. It addresses problems caused by load balancers with the initial implementation of traceroute.
There are three methods to install paris-traceroute on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install paris-traceroute Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install paris-traceroute using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install paris-traceroute
Install paris-traceroute Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install paris-traceroute using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install paris-traceroute
Install paris-traceroute Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install paris-traceroute using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install paris-traceroute
How To Uninstall paris-traceroute on Debian 9
To uninstall only the paris-traceroute package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove paris-traceroute
Uninstall paris-traceroute And Its Dependencies
To uninstall paris-traceroute and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove paris-traceroute
Remove paris-traceroute Configurations and Data
To remove paris-traceroute configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge paris-traceroute
Remove paris-traceroute configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove paris-traceroute configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge paris-traceroute
Dependencies
paris-traceroute have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install paris-traceroute package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
