How To Install ns2-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ns2-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ns2-dbg
ns2-dbg is:
Provides substantial support for simulation of TCP, routing, and multicast protocols over wired and wireless (local and satellite) networks. Ns-2 is written in C++ and an Object oriented version of Tcl called OTcl.
Ns began as a variant of the REAL network simulator in 1989 and has evolved substantially over the past few years. In 1995 ns development was supported by DARPA through the VINT project at LBL, Xerox PARC, UCB, and USC/ISI. Currently ns development is support through DARPA with SAMAN and through NSF with CONSER, both in collaboration with other researchers including ACIRI. Ns has always included substantal contributions from other researchers, including wireless code from the UCB Daedelus and CMU Monarch projects and Sun Microsystems.
This package contains debug symbols which can be used by gdb. Build-Ids: 31affd95f78babff56a357fd56dff849b962a844 3bb54ae4a3cb9b488d4c476155c026d027392a11 4df5a6b97eb85a599b6ce9837e8e75703036f5a9 6cb9358964d332c5d850cb2a46284ca9b0ea8b8d 82de6f7ec1ac095b1f21963e9c9e964fba45bee9 9e7af0dd45d861ab9ad9eba082fdc1fb0585aa6b b01eb993eed0b4ff3f6fc2cbbc09ee67fc022c8b bc3376057e6bf4ad53a9acca8ff861740ded8e4b edc65cd1e61a730bcb16dea8ac9bda405febd6a4
There are three methods to install ns2-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ns2-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ns2-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ns2-dbg
Install ns2-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ns2-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ns2-dbg
Install ns2-dbg 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ns2-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ns2-dbg
How To Uninstall ns2-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ns2-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ns2-dbg
Uninstall ns2-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ns2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ns2-dbg
Remove ns2-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove ns2-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ns2-dbg
Remove ns2-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ns2-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ns2-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ns2-dbg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
