How To Install ns2 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ns2 on Kali Linux.
What is ns2
ns2 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.
There are three methods to install ns2 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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ns2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ns2Install ns2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ns2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ns2Install ns2 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ns2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ns2How To Uninstall ns2 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ns2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ns2Uninstall ns2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ns2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ns2Remove ns2 Configurations and Data
To remove ns2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ns2Remove ns2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ns2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ns2Dependencies
ns2 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ns2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.