inetutils-ping software package provides ICMP echo tool, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 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 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Network |
| Package | inetutils-ping |
| Version | 2:1.9.4-1build1 |
| Description | ICMP echo tool |
| Sub Section | Net |
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