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Debian / Ubuntu Linux Install tracepath / traceroute6 / tracepath6 commands

by Vivek Gite on July 3, 2008 · 0 comments

I’m not able to run tracepath or tracepath6 under Debian Linux. tracepath is default under CentOS Linux. How do I install tracepath command under Debian Linux 4.x server? How do I find out what package owns the command under Debian / Ubuntu Linux?

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Debian / Ubuntu linux install kernel headers package

by Vivek Gite on October 25, 2007 · 26 comments

Q. I need kernel headers to compile module and vmware tools. How do I install kernel headers under Debian / Ubuntu Linux.? A. To install cLinux kernel headers for currently running version, type the following commands at shell prompt (open terminal and type the command): Make sure you have updated version $ sudo apt-get update [...]

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Debian / Ubuntu Linux search package names with apt-cache command

by Vivek Gite on October 25, 2007 · 0 comments

Q. I’d like to find out if xyz package is available or not using apt-get command. How do I look up package names and contents via shell command? A. You need to use apt-cache command to performs a variety of operations on APT’s package cache. apt-cache does not manipulate the state of the system but [...]

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