How To Install nam on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nam on Debian 9.
What is nam
nam is:
NAM is a Tcl/TK based animation tool for viewing network simulation traces and real world packet traces. It supports topology layout, packet level animation, and various data inspection tools. NAM began at LBL. It has evolved substantially over the past few years. The NAM development effort was an ongoing collaboration with the VINT project. Currently, it is being developed at ISI as part of the SAMAN and Conser projects.
There are three methods to install nam on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nam Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nam using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nam
Install nam Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nam using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nam
Install nam Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install nam using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nam
How To Uninstall nam on Debian 9
To uninstall only the nam package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nam
Uninstall nam And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nam
Remove nam Configurations and Data
To remove nam configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nam
Remove nam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nam
Dependencies
nam have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nam package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
