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Traceroute for Linux vs GNU Inetutils: catalog facts
Traceroute for Linux	GNU Inetutils
Free Free to download and already packaged by most Linux distributions.	Free Free software under the GPL version 3 or later.
Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Default traceroute in most major Linux distributions Compatible with the original Van Jacobson traceroute	Many standard network clients and servers in one package Includes ping, traceroute, whois and ifconfig
Linux only by design Command-line output with no graphical view	Several included protocols such as telnet, rsh and rlogin are unencrypted Command-line only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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