inetutils-ping software package provides ICMP echo tool, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install inetutils-ping
inetutils-ping is installed in your system.
Make ensure the inetutils-ping package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep inetutils-ping *
You will get with inetutils-ping package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Network |
| Package | inetutils-ping |
| Version | 2:1.8-6 |
| Description | ICMP echo tool |
| Sub Section | Net |