How To Install ns3-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ns3-doc on Debian 12.
What is ns3-doc
ns3-doc 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 manual, modules, tutorial and doxygen.
There are three methods to install ns3-doc on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ns3-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 ns3-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ns3-doc
Install ns3-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ns3-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ns3-doc
Install ns3-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ns3-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ns3-doc
How To Uninstall ns3-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ns3-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ns3-doc
Uninstall ns3-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ns3-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ns3-doc
Remove ns3-doc Configurations and Data
To remove ns3-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ns3-doc
Remove ns3-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ns3-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ns3-doc
Dependencies
ns3-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ns3-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.