How To Install dublin-traceroute on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install dublin-traceroute on Debian 9. dublin-traceroute is NAT-aware multipath tracerouting tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dublin-traceroute on Debian 9.

What is dublin-traceroute

dublin-traceroute is:

Dublin Traceroute uses the techniques invented by the authors of Paris-traceroute to enumerate the paths of ECMP flow-based load balancing, but also introduces a new technique for NAT detection. It forges the IP ID in the probe packet and analyzes the responses in order to detect all the encountered NATs.

There are three methods to install dublin-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 dublin-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 dublin-traceroute using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dublin-traceroute

Install dublin-traceroute Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dublin-traceroute using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dublin-traceroute

Install dublin-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 dublin-traceroute using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dublin-traceroute

How To Uninstall dublin-traceroute on Debian 9

To uninstall only the dublin-traceroute package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dublin-traceroute

Uninstall dublin-traceroute And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dublin-traceroute and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dublin-traceroute

Remove dublin-traceroute Configurations and Data

To remove dublin-traceroute configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dublin-traceroute

Remove dublin-traceroute configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dublin-traceroute configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dublin-traceroute

Dependencies

dublin-traceroute have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dublin-traceroute package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.