How To Install ns2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ns2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ns2-doc
ns2-doc 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 docs of ns2
There are three methods to install ns2-doc 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 ns2-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ns2-doc
Install ns2-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ns2-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ns2-doc
Install ns2-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ns2-doc
How To Uninstall ns2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ns2-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ns2-doc
Uninstall ns2-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ns2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ns2-doc
Remove ns2-doc Configurations and Data
To remove ns2-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ns2-doc
Remove ns2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ns2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ns2-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ns2-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
