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traceroute

New modern implementation of traceroute(8) utility for Linux systems

About traceroute

New modern implementation of traceroute(8) utility for Linux systems

This project links 10 native package records across 7 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.traceroute: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.01 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed1 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
traceroute
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
10
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-2.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

Traceroute tracks the route packets taken from an IP network on their way to a given host. It utilizes the IP protocol's time to live (TTL) field and attempts to elicit an ICMP TIME_EXCEEDED response from each gateway along the path to the host.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. traceroute

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source traceroute

    2.1.6-r0

    New modern implementation of traceroute(8) utility for Linux systems

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. traceroute-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source traceroute

    2.1.6-r0

    New modern implementation of traceroute(8) utility for Linux systems (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. traceroute

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source traceroute

    2.1.6-r0

    New modern implementation of traceroute(8) utility for Linux systems

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. traceroute-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source traceroute

    2.1.6-r0

    New modern implementation of traceroute(8) utility for Linux systems (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. traceroute

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source traceroute

    2.1.6-r0

    New modern implementation of traceroute(8) utility for Linux systems

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. traceroute-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source traceroute

    2.1.6-r0

    New modern implementation of traceroute(8) utility for Linux systems (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. traceroute

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / net

    1:2.1.2-1

    Traces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 network

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. traceroute

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / net

    1:2.1.6-1

    Traces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 network

    amd64arm64trixie

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. traceroute

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Networking/Other / source traceroute

    2.1.3-160000.2.2

    Packet route path tracing utility

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. traceroute

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Networking/Other / source traceroute

    2.1.6-1.5

    Packet route path tracing utility

    x86_64tumbleweed

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

Only source-backed identity signals create public cross-OS links. A reviewer can later approve or dispute an inferred relationship without rewriting native package history.

No field-level source record is published yet.