How To Install iputils-tracepath on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-tracepath on Ubuntu 20.04.
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. Task: standard
There are three methods to install iputils-tracepath on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 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 iputils-tracepath using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iputils-tracepath
How To Uninstall iputils-tracepath on Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-tracepath package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
