traceroute command: replacement or alternative

Try if command "tracepath" available

While traceroute is no longer available in recent Linux distro, traceroute6 is still available but only for IPv6.

wolf@linux:~$ whatis traceroute6
traceroute6 (8)      - traces path to a network host
wolf@linux:~$ 

If you want to run it against IPv4, use tracepath or mtr.

You don't have to install or compile it separately as it's already there in the OS.

wolf@linux:~$ whatis tracepath 
tracepath (8)        - traces path to a network host discovering MTU along this path
wolf@linux:~$ 
wolf@linux:~$ whatis mtr
mtr (8)              - a network diagnostic tool
wolf@linux:~$