iproute software package provides networking and traffic control tools, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install iproute
iproute is installed in your system.
Make ensure the iproute package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep iproute *
You will get with iproute package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 7 wheezy |
| Section | Network |
| Package | iproute |
| Version | 20120521-3+b3 |
| Description | networking and traffic control tools |
| Sub Section | Net |