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Old 02-18-2007, 01:12 PM   #1
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BASH command tracert/traceroute not recognized

see above subject. essentially, in ubuntu's terminal, i type sudo tracert/traceroute (ip address), and it says it doesnt recognize the command, even though it is BASH. i even try it without the 'sudo'. any idea whats wrong? do i need to use the 'root terminal'?
 
Old 02-18-2007, 01:42 PM   #2
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Try the following to see if traceroute is installed:
Code:
aptitude show traceroute
If it isn't, then:
Code:
sudo aptitude install traceroute
 
Old 02-18-2007, 01:42 PM   #3
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Not sure but maybe /bin is not part of a users enviroment PATH.
Try /bin/traceroute xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Or to find use ' whereis traceroute '

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Old 02-18-2007, 02:18 PM   #4
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thanks cgjones-it wasnt installed.
 
Old 02-18-2007, 04:56 PM   #5
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i thought it was part of the base installment.. guess not then.
 
Old 02-19-2007, 10:24 AM   #6
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So if you haven't figured it out by now: traceroute is not a bash built in.
 
Old 02-19-2007, 10:34 AM   #7
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I thought (like most distro's), ubuntu would install these tools by default on the system.
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