inetutils-traceroute command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix inetutils-traceroute command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

inetutils-traceroute: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: inetutils-traceroute: command not found

In Ubuntu inetutils-traceroute is provided by inetutils-traceroute package.

inetutils-traceroute is:

The traceroute utility displays the route taken by IP packets on their way to another host or another network.

Install this package if you need a tool to examine network connectivity or to diagnose network problems.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install inetutils-traceroute

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install inetutils-traceroute.

sudo apt -y install inetutils-traceroute

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install inetutils-traceroute

In this tutorial we learn how to fix inetutils-traceroute command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.