How To Install dublin-traceroute on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dublin-traceroute on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dublin-traceroute package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
