[LUAU] traceroute missing on Ubuntu 8*

[Clifton Royston]

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 05:21:53PM -1000, Al Plant wrote:
> Aloha,
> 
> I have to test networks with this HP Mini running Ububtu 8*. So I need 
> traceroute. The normal Linux or FreeBSD command is the same. I searched 
> and found many complaints about this with Ubuntu. That it is missing. 
> Doesnt work from (root) sudo  or usr.

  Synaptic is your friend.

  Coming from FreeBSD, as I did, you're going to be extremely irked for
a while, as I was, by everything that's *not* included in the distro. 

  Ubuntu's built on Debian, and Debian is an extremely stripped-down
distro.  C Compiler? not included. Basic networking utilities? not
included.  Etcetera, etcetera.

  The bright side is that package management is done quite well; you'll
just need to get into one of the package managers - and I do like
the Synaptic GUI the best - browse through it and check off a ton of
stuff, and then twiddle your thumbs for a while as it all downloads and
installs.

  -- Clifton

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