How To Install libns3-3v5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libns3-3v5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libns3-3v5 is shared libraries of ns-3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libns3-3v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libns3-3v5

libns3-3v5 is:

ns-3 is a discrete-event network simulator for Internet systems, targeted primarily for research and educational use. ns-3 is free software, licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license, and is publicly available for research, development, and use. ns-3 is intended as an eventual replacement for the popular ns-2 simulator. The project acronym “nsnam” derives historically from the concatenation of ns (network simulator) and NAM (network animator).

This package contains shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libns3-3v5 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libns3-3v5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libns3-3v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libns3-3v5

Install libns3-3v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libns3-3v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libns3-3v5

Install libns3-3v5 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 libns3-3v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libns3-3v5

How To Uninstall libns3-3v5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libns3-3v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libns3-3v5

Uninstall libns3-3v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libns3-3v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libns3-3v5

Remove libns3-3v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libns3-3v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libns3-3v5

Remove libns3-3v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libns3-3v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libns3-3v5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libns3-3v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.