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title: Install udpping on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of udpping for on elementary OS - A `gping`-style
  latency grapher over plain UDP echo (RFC 862) instead of ICMP.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/udpping/elementary
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# Install udpping on **elementary OS**

# udpping

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/udpping/elementary#install)

#### A `gping`-style latency grapher over plain UDP echo (RFC 862) instead of ICMP.

How it works

* Every `--interval` ms, a packet containing a fresh GUID (16 bytes) is
  sent to `<host>:<port>`.
* When a reply arrives, its 16-byte payload is matched back to the GUID
  that was sent, and the elapsed time is the round-trip time.
* A packet with no reply within `--timeout` ms counts as dropped.
* Time is divided into `--display-interval` ms **ticks**. Every packet belongs to the tick
  it was **sent** in (not the tick its reply lands in), so a tick's
  column keeps updating with new data even after later ticks have
  already appeared on screen - a late reply, or a drop, can still land
  a mark on a column that's scrolled a few positions to the left.

> **Note:** the target must actually run a UDP echo service that sends
> back exactly what it received. Most servers on the internet do not run
> this; you'll typically point this at your own echo listener (many
> simple ones exist in a few lines of Python/Go/etc.), or a router/appliance
> that offers RFC 862 echo.

### Package name

* udpping

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 1 October 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [github.com/mlhpdx/udpping](https://github.com/mlhpdx/udpping "https://github.com/mlhpdx/udpping")

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### Source code

* [github.com/mlhpdx/udpping](https://github.com/mlhpdx/udpping "https://github.com/mlhpdx/udpping")

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* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/udpping/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install udpping

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install udpping

To install udpping, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install udpping
```

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