Graphical Traceroute with Map from Repository
It seems like xt
(xtraceroute) has been dropped from the repository, does anyone know of another graphical traceroute program in the main repos which draws maps? If not, then a loose deb package will do, or a PPA.
Package/binary mtr
does what you need. By default (I think), Ubuntu has mtr-tiny
installed.
It should start with a GTK window, but you can always invoke it with mtr --gtk
or mtr -- curses
to specify what you want.
Try Open Visual Traceroute. Available on Sourceforge. It uses Java and works well in Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.04.
1. Install Oracle Java 7 JRE
- Open Visual Traceroute requires Oracle Java 6 JRE or newer to be installed.
- The easiest way I have found is to install Java on Ubuntu is via the Web Upd8 PPA .
- First add the PPA. Open a Terminal Window and enter :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java sudo apt-get update
- A good idea to minimise any Java conflicts is to remove OpenJDK. open a Terminal Window and enter :
sudo apt-get remove --purge openjdk*
- To install Oracle Java 7 version and make sure gksu is installed (removed from Ubuntu 13.04) open a Terminal Window and enter :
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer gksu
- Tip: Top check the Java version installed on your system open a terminal and enter :
java -version
2. Download and install Open Visual Traceroute
- Open the Terminal window and enter :
mkdir /tmp/OpenVisualTraceRoute cd /tmp/OpenVisualTraceRoute
- Then for 32bit and 64bit systems download and install the latest version with :
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvisualtrace/files/latest/download sudo unzip download -d /opt/
- Extract the application icon to be used for the launcher and set permissions with :
cd /opt/OpenVisualTraceRoute* sudo unzip -j org.leo.traceroute.jar */internet.png sudo chmod +x startLinux.sh
3. Create an Open Visual Traceroute launcher
- To create a Ubuntu Unity Desktop Launcher, create a desktop launcher file with :
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/open-visual-traceroute.desktop
- Then add the following information and save :
[Desktop Entry] Name=Open Visual Traceroute Version=1.3.1 GenericName=Open Visual Traceroute X-GNOME-FullName=Open Visual Traceroute Comment=Open Visual Traceroute Type=Application Categories=Application;Utility; Exec=gksudo /bin/sh startLinux.sh Terminal=false StartupNotify=true TargetEnvironment=Unity
- Then add the path to the latest version and icon in the launcher with:
cd /opt/OpenVisualTraceRoute* sudo su echo "Path=$(eval pwd)" >> /usr/share/applications/open-visual-traceroute.desktop echo "Icon=$(eval pwd)/internet.png" >> /usr/share/applications/open-visual-traceroute.desktop exit
- You will then be able to search for Open Visual Traceroute in your unity dash and launch the application.
Original install guide can be found here : http://www.thefanclub.co.za/how-to/how-install-open-visual-traceroute-ubuntu