Information about the package, tcptraceroute, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The tcptraceroute package is designed for, A traceroute implementation using TCP packets.
Package Name:
tcptraceroute
Summary:
A traceroute implementation using TCP packets
Description:
TCPtraceroute is a traceroute implementation using TCP packets. The problem is that with the widespread use of firewalls on the modern Internet, many of the packets that the conventional traceroute(8) sends out (ICMP echo or UDP) end up being filtered, making it impossible to completely trace the path to the destination. By sending out TCP SYN packets instead of UDP or ICMP ECHO packets, tcptraceroute is able to bypass the most common firewall filters.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.5
Release:
0.8.beta7.el6
Size:
33 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the tcptraceroute package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install tcptraceroute
This command will install tcptraceroute on the server.
yum remove tcptraceroute
This command will un-install tcptraceroute on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tcptraceroute, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove tcptraceroute
This command will un-install tcptraceroute on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove tcptraceroute when using the -y flag.
yum update tcptraceroute
This command will update tcptraceroute to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tcptraceroute, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update tcptraceroute
This command will update tcptraceroute to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove tcptraceroute when using the -y flag.
yum info tcptraceroute
This command will show you core information about the tcptraceroute package.
yum deplist tcptraceroute
This command will show you the dependencies for tcptraceroute. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update tcptraceroute
This command will check if there is an update waiting on tcptraceroute. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.