How to Install and Uninstall ns2 Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ns2 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "ns2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ns2 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ns2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ns2" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ns2 on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ns2 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ns2
Version: 2.35+dfsg-5
Installed-Size: 15159
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libotcl1 (>= 1.14), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0), libtclcl1 (>= 1.20), libtk8.6 (>= 8.6.0)
Suggests: gnuplot
Description: Discrete event simulator targeted at networking research
Description-md5: 0ddfce2763a7238c29114e99a3b0b557
Homepage: http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/
Tag: role::program, use::simulating, works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ns2/ns2_2.35+dfsg-5_amd64.deb
Size: 2536388
MD5sum: 585075f5b9df9e5ca03c8c96dad3484e
SHA256: e72f3b619206efce264929d3e40db04e4ade36314105427b3ae0660bc7e31f2e