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Trippy vs Traceroute for Linux: catalog facts
Trippy	Traceroute for Linux
Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0.	Free Free to download and already packaged by most Linux distributions.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Shows loss and latency per hop, live, so you can locate where a problem starts ICMP, UDP and TCP tracing over IPv4 and IPv6	Default traceroute in most major Linux distributions Compatible with the original Van Jacobson traceroute
Needs elevated privileges for raw sockets by default Many routers deprioritise or drop ICMP, so intermediate hops can look worse than they are	Linux only by design Command-line output with no graphical view
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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