How To Install ns2-examples on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ns2-examples on Kali Linux.

What is ns2-examples

ns2-examples 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 examples of ns2

There are three methods to install ns2-examples on Kali Linux. 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-examples 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-examples using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ns2-examples

Install ns2-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ns2-examples using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ns2-examples

Install ns2-examples Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ns2-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ns2-examples

How To Uninstall ns2-examples on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ns2-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ns2-examples

Uninstall ns2-examples And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ns2-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ns2-examples

Remove ns2-examples Configurations and Data

To remove ns2-examples configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ns2-examples

Remove ns2-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ns2-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ns2-examples

Dependencies

ns2-examples have the following dependencies:

References

• ns2-examples website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ns2-examples package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.