How To Install iputils-tracepath on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-tracepath on Kali Linux.

What is iputils-tracepath

iputils-tracepath is:

The tracepath utility is similar to the traceroute utility, but also attempts to discover the MTU of the path. Supports IPv4 and IPv6.

There are three methods to install iputils-tracepath on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install iputils-tracepath Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install iputils-tracepath using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install iputils-tracepath

Install iputils-tracepath Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install iputils-tracepath

Install iputils-tracepath Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install iputils-tracepath using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iputils-tracepath

How To Uninstall iputils-tracepath on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the iputils-tracepath package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove iputils-tracepath

Uninstall iputils-tracepath And Its Dependencies

To uninstall iputils-tracepath and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iputils-tracepath

Remove iputils-tracepath Configurations and Data

To remove iputils-tracepath configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge iputils-tracepath

Remove iputils-tracepath configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iputils-tracepath

Dependencies

iputils-tracepath have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcap2

References

• iputils-tracepath website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-tracepath package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.