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title: Install GNU inetutils on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of GNU inetutils for Linux - GNU inetutils (telnet,
  traceroute, whois, and more)
url: https://snapcraft.io/gnu-inetutils
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# GNU inetutils

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latest/stable 2.7

Install latest/stable of GNU inetutils

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install gnu-inetutils
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* gnu-inetutils

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 27 March 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [www.gnu.org](https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/ "https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/")

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/gnu-inetutils#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/gnu-inetutils#tab-security)

#### GNU inetutils (telnet, traceroute, whois, and more)

Inetutils is a collection of common network programs. It includes:

* An inetd meta-server.
* An ftp client and server.
* A telnet client and server.
* An rsh client and server.
* An rlogin client and server.
* A tftp client and server.
* A talk client and server.
* A syslogd daemon.
* Network tools: ping, ping6, traceroute, whois.
* Admin tools: hostname, dnsdomainname, ifconfig, logger
* And more...

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## Install GNU inetutils on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnu-inetutils/raspbian)