ns3 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "ns3" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install ns3 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ns3 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "ns3" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone ns3's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ns3.git 
            
                        
                ~/ns3
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ns3 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ns3
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ns3 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1394267
Name: ns3
PackageBaseID: 101414
PackageBase: ns3
Version: 3.40-2
Description: Discrete-event network simulator for Internet systems
URL: http://www.nsnam.org/
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0.15795
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kyechou
Submitter: yhfudev
FirstSubmitted: 1444233419
LastModified: 1706462019
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ns3.tar.gz