Traceroute Not Installed By Default | Generated by AI
Traceroute is definitely available on Linux—it’s a standard network diagnostic tool that traces the route packets take to a destination. However, it’s often not installed by default in many modern distributions (like Ubuntu, Fedora, or Debian minimal installs) to keep base systems lightweight. That’s why it’s not showing up in your tab completion for “trac”.
Quick Fix
Install it via your package manager:
- Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install traceroute - Fedora/RHEL/CentOS:
sudo dnf install traceroute(orsudo yum install tracerouteon older versions) - Arch:
sudo pacman -S traceroute
Once installed, typing trac + Tab should now include traceroute in the list. You can then run it like traceroute example.com to test.
If you’re on a containerized or super-minimal setup (e.g., Alpine Linux), it might use tr as an alias or require a different package—let me know your distro for more specifics!